Texas Estates Code

§ 257.053 — ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED

ES § 257.053Title 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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In addition to the requirements for an application under Section 257.051, if an applicant for the probate of a will as a muniment of title cannot produce the will in court, the application must state:

(1)the reason the will cannot be produced;

(2)the contents of the will, to the extent known; and

(3)the name and address, if known, whether the person is an adult or minor, and the relationship to the testator, if any, of:

(A)each devisee;

(B)each person who would inherit as an heir of the testator in the absence of a valid will; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 33, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2015.