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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ESTATES CODE |
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Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
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Subtitle K. FOREIGN WILLS, OTHER TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS, AND FIDUCIARIES |
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Chapter 502. ORIGINAL PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL |
Sec. 502.001. ORIGINAL PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AUTHORIZED
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(a) This section applies only to a will of a testator who dies domiciled outside of this state that:
(1) on probate, may operate on any property in this state; and
(2) is valid under the laws of this state.
(b) A court may grant original probate of a will described by Subsection (a) in the same manner as the court grants the probate of other wills under this title if the will:
(1) has not been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled; or
(2) has been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled solely for a cause that is not a ground for rejection of a will of a testator who died domiciled in this state.
(c) A court may delay passing on an application for probate of a foreign will pending the result of probate or establishment, or of a contest of probate or establishment, in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled.