Tex. Estates Code § 251.053
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 251.053, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 251.053. EXCEPTION FOR FOREIGN AND CERTAIN OTHER WILLS.
Official statutory text
A written will does not need to meet the requirements of Section 251.051 if the will is executed in compliance with:
(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
(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.
(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
(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.
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