{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 252.051","heading":"WILL DELIVERY.","body":"During the lifetime of the testator, a will deposited with a county clerk under Subchapter A may be delivered only to:\n(1) the testator; or\n(2) another person authorized by the testator by a sworn written order.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 252. SAFEKEEPING AND CUSTODY OF WILLS","SUBCHAPTER B. WILL DELIVERY DURING LIFE OF TESTATOR"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.252.htm#252.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"a77674b25b1b563dc7b36bbff4144e97fe1d8a2febd448089d6c0086a05a3cc6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-252.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}