Tex. Est. Code Section 256.204
Period for Contest

(a)

After a will is admitted to probate, an interested person may commence a suit to contest the validity thereof not later than the second anniversary of the date the will was admitted to probate, except that an interested person may commence a suit to cancel a will for forgery or other fraud not later than the second anniversary of the date the forgery or fraud was discovered.

(b)

Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an incapacitated person may commence the contest under that subsection on or before the second anniversary of the date the person’s disabilities are removed.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 256.204 — Period for Contest, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.256.htm#256.204 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

256.001
Will Not Effective Until Probated 256.002
Probate Before Death Void 256.003
Period for Admitting Will to Probate 256.051
Eligible Applicants for Probate of Will 256.052
Contents of Application for Probate of Will 256.053
Filing of Will with Application for Probate Generally Required 256.054
Additional Application Requirements When No Will Is Produced 256.101
Procedure on Filing of Second Application When Original Application Has Not Been Heard 256.102
Procedure on Filing of Second Application for Probate After First Will Has Been Admitted 256.103
Procedure When Application for Probate Is Filed After Letters of Administration Have Been Granted 256.151
General Proof Requirements 256.152
Additional Proof Required for Probate of Will 256.153
Proof of Execution of Attested Will 256.154
Proof of Execution of Holographic Will 256.155
Procedures for Depositions When No Contest Is Filed 256.156
Proof of Will Not Produced in Court 256.157
Testimony Regarding Probate to Be Committed to Writing 256.201
Admission of Will to Probate 256.202
Custody of Probated Will 256.203
Establishing Contents of Will Not in Court’s Custody 256.204
Period for Contest

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 256.204’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 256.204 — Period for Contest, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.256.htm#256.204 (last accessed Apr. 20, 2024).