Tex. Estates Code § 257.001
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 257.001, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 257.001. PROBATE OF WILL AS MUNIMENT OF TITLE AUTHORIZED.
Official statutory text
A court may admit a will to probate as a muniment of title if the court is satisfied that the will should be admitted to probate and the court:
(1) is satisfied that the testator's estate does not owe an unpaid debt, other than any debt secured by a lien on real estate; or
(2) finds for another reason that there is no necessity for administration of the estate.
(1) is satisfied that the testator's estate does not owe an unpaid debt, other than any debt secured by a lien on real estate; or
(2) finds for another reason that there is no necessity for administration of the estate.
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