Tex. Est. Code § 251.053 · Subchapter B. WILL REQUIREMENTS
EXCEPTION FOR FOREIGN AND CERTAIN OTHER WILLS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.251.htm
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