Tex. Estates Code § 251.102
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 251.102, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 251.102. PROBATE AND TREATMENT OF SELF-PROVED WILL.
Official statutory text
(a) A self-proved will may be admitted to probate without the testimony of any subscribing witnesses if:
(1) the testator and witnesses execute a self-proving affidavit; or
(2) the will is simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved as provided by Section 251.1045.
(b) A self-proved will may not otherwise be treated differently than a will that is not self-proved.
(1) the testator and witnesses execute a self-proving affidavit; or
(2) the will is simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved as provided by Section 251.1045.
(b) A self-proved will may not otherwise be treated differently than a will that is not self-proved.
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