{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-501.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 501.001","heading":"AUTHORITY FOR ANCILLARY PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL.","body":"The written will of a testator who was not domiciled in this state at the time of the testator's death may be admitted to probate at any time in this state if:\n(1) the will would affect any property in this state; and\n(2) proof is presented that the will stands probated or otherwise established in any state of the United States or a foreign nation.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE K. FOREIGN WILLS, OTHER TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","CHAPTER 501. ANCILLARY PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.501.htm#501.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"012ea762e9eec5476b692bebca46b8913380fd23c3fd3ba40dffaf193a4da452","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-456.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-501.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}