{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-251.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 251.053","heading":"EXCEPTION FOR FOREIGN AND CERTAIN OTHER WILLS.","body":"A written will does not need to meet the requirements of Section 251.051 if the will is executed in compliance with:\n(1) the law of the state or foreign country where the will was executed, as that law existed at the time of the will's execution; or\n(2) the law of the state or foreign country where the testator was domiciled or had a place of residence, as that law existed at the time of the will's execution or at the time of the testator's death.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 251. FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO WILLS","SUBCHAPTER B. WILL REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.251.htm#251.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"922e0eba1c67db44e819439e35174f8617d4ffc4aaeb09661ccb8482bdc5056a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-251.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-251.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}