Tex. Est. Code Section 251.053
Exception for Foreign and Certain Other Wills

A written will does not need to meet the requirements of Section 251.051 (Written, Signed, and Attested) if the will is executed in compliance with:

(1)

the law of the state or foreign country where the will was executed, as that law existed at the time of the will’s execution; or

(2)

the law of the state or foreign country where the testator was domiciled or had a place of residence, as that law existed at the time of the will’s execution or at the time of the testator’s death.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (S.B. 995), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 251.053 — Exception for Foreign and Certain Other Wills, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­251.­htm#251.­053 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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