Tex. Estates Code § 252.201
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 252.201, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 252.201. WILL DELIVERY.
Official statutory text
(a) On receiving notice of a testator's death, the person who has custody of the testator's will shall deliver the will to the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction of the testator's estate.
(b) The clerk of the court shall handle the will in the same manner prescribed by Subchapter A for a will deposited under Section 252.001 other than collection of a fee under Section 252.001(b).
(b) The clerk of the court shall handle the will in the same manner prescribed by Subchapter A for a will deposited under Section 252.001 other than collection of a fee under Section 252.001(b).
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