Texas § ES.504.051 - NOTICE OF WILL CONTEST IN FOREIGN JURISDICTION
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§ ES.504.051. NOTICE OF WILL CONTEST IN FOREIGN JURISDICTION
NOTICE OF WILL CONTEST IN FOREIGN JURISDICTION. Verified notice that a proceeding to contest a will probated or established in a foreign jurisdiction has been commenced in that jurisdiction may be filed and recorded in the judge's probate docket of the court in this state in which the foreign will was probated, or in the deed records of any county of this state in which the foreign will was recorded, within the time limits for the contest of a foreign will in this state. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303 ), Sec. 8.020, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section ES.504.051 ("NOTICE OF WILL CONTEST IN FOREIGN JURISDICTION") 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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