{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-257.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 257.052","heading":"FILING OF WILL WITH APPLICATION GENERALLY REQUIRED.","body":"(a) An applicant for the probate of a will as a muniment of title shall file the will with the application if the will is in the applicant's control.\n(b) A will filed under Subsection (a) must remain in the custody of the county clerk unless removed from the clerk's custody by court order.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 32, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 257. PROBATE OF WILL AS MUNIMENT OF TITLE","SUBCHAPTER B. APPLICATION AND PROOF REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.257.htm#257.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"76c5d406b8e9d04b16e503a214f91c4e5adc7b32bf94bac0dcf8263c21da47d1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-257.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-257.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}