Tex. Estates Code § 501.001
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 501.001, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 501.001. AUTHORITY FOR ANCILLARY PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL.
Official statutory text
The written will of a testator who was not domiciled in this state at the time of the testator's death may be admitted to probate at any time in this state if:
(1) the will would affect any property in this state; and
(2) proof is presented that the will stands probated or otherwise established in any state of the United States or a foreign nation.
(1) the will would affect any property in this state; and
(2) proof is presented that the will stands probated or otherwise established in any state of the United States or a foreign nation.
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