Texas § ES.257.053 - ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED
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§ ES.257.053. ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED. 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 (C) in the case of partial intestacy, each heir of the testator. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: 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.
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Section ES.257.053 ("ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS WHEN NO WILL IS PRODUCED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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