Tex. Estates Code § 1104.209
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1104.209, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1104.209. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.
Official statutory text
A properly executed and witnessed self-proving declaration, including a declaration and self-proving affidavit described by Section 1104.203(c), is prima facie evidence that:
(1) the declarant was competent at the time the declarant executed the declaration; and
(2) the guardian named in the declaration would serve the best interests of the ward or incapacitated person.
(1) the declarant was competent at the time the declarant executed the declaration; and
(2) the guardian named in the declaration would serve the best interests of the ward or incapacitated person.
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