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Tex. Estates Code § 256.001 Will Not Effective Until Probated
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Sec. 256.001. WILL NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL PROBATED. Except as provided by Subtitle K with respect to foreign wills, a will is not effective to prove title to, or the right to possession of, any property disposed of by the will until the will is admitted to probate. Added by Acts 200…
Tex. Estates Code § 256.002 Probate Before Death Void
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Sec. 256.002. PROBATE BEFORE DEATH VOID. The probate of a will of a living person is void. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.003 Period For Admitting Will To Probate; Protection For Certain Purchasers
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Sec. 256.003. PERIOD FOR ADMITTING WILL TO PROBATE; PROTECTION FOR CERTAIN PURCHASERS. (a) Except as provided by Section 501.001 with respect to a foreign will, a will may not be admitted to probate after the fourth anniversary of the testator's death unless it is shown by proof …
Tex. Estates Code § 256.051 Eligible Applicants For Probate of Will
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Sec. 256.051. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR PROBATE OF WILL. (a) An executor named in a will, an administrator designated as authorized under Section 254.006, an independent administrator designated by all of the distributees of the decedent under Section 401.002(b), or an interested p…