Texas Estates Code

§ 257.051 — CONTENTS OF APPLICATION GENERALLY

ES § 257.051Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part F. WILLS · Ch. 257. PROBATE OF WILL AS MUNIMENT OF TITLE · Art. B. APPLICATION AND PROOF REQUIREMENTS

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(a)An application for the probate of a will as a muniment of title must state and aver the following to the extent each is known to the applicant or can, with reasonable diligence, be ascertained by the applicant:

(1)each applicant's name and domicile; (1-a) the last three numbers of each applicant's driver's license number and social security number, if the applicant has been issued one;

(2)the testator's name, domicile, and, if known, age, on the date of the testator's death; (2-a) the last three numbers of the testator's driver's license number and social security number;

(3)the fact, date, and place of the testator's death;

(4)facts showing that the court with which the application is filed has venue;

(5)that the testator owned property, including a statement generally describing the property and the property's probable value;

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.33(a), eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 844 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1039 (H.B. 1814), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2019.