Tex. Est. Code § 252.002 · Subchapter A. DEPOSIT OF WILL WITH COUNTY CLERK
SEALED WRAPPER REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A will intended to be deposited with a county clerk shall be enclosed in a sealed wrapper.
(b) The wrapper of a will deposited under Section 252.001(a) must be endorsed with:
(1) "Will of," followed by the name, address, and signature of the testator; and
(2) the name and current address of each person who is to be notified of the deposit of the will after the testator's death.
(c) The wrapper of a will deposited under Section 252.001(a-1) must be endorsed with:
(1) "Will of," followed by the name and last known address of the testator; and
(2) if the will names an executor, the name and last known address, if available, of each executor named in the will, including any alternate executors.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 701 (H.B. 2207), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.252.htm
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