Texas § 501.005 EFFECT OF FILING AND RECORDING FOREIGN WILL.

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§ 501.005 — EFFECT OF FILING AND RECORDING FOREIGN WILL.

Texas § 501.005

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 501.005 (2026).

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Sec. 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 .

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Sec. 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 .