Tex. Est. Code § 256.151 · Subchapter D. REQUIRED PROOF FOR PROBATE OF WILL
GENERAL PROOF REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
An applicant for the probate of a will must prove to the court's satisfaction that:
(1) the testator is dead;
(2) four years have not elapsed since the date of the testator's death and before the application;
(3) the court has jurisdiction and venue over the estate;
(4) citation has been served and returned in the manner and for the period required by this title; and
(5) the person for whom letters testamentary or of administration are sought is entitled by law to the letters and is not disqualified.
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.256.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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