Tex. Est. Code Section 501.005
Effect of Filing and Recording Foreign Will


On filing and recording a foreign will in accordance with this chapter, the foreign will:

(1)

is considered to be admitted to probate; and

(2)

has the same effect for all purposes as if the original will had been admitted to probate by order of a court of this state, subject to contest in the manner and to the extent provided by Chapter 504 (Contest of or Other Challenge to Foreign Testamentary Instrument).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 501.005 — Effect of Filing and Recording Foreign Will, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­501.­htm#501.­005 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 501.005’s source at texas​.gov