Texas § 257.052 FILING OF WILL WITH APPLICATION GENERALLY REQUIRED.

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§ 257.052 — FILING OF WILL WITH APPLICATION GENERALLY REQUIRED.

Texas § 257.052

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 257.052 (2026).

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Sec. 257.052. FILING OF WILL WITH APPLICATION GENERALLY REQUIRED.

(a)An applicant for the probate of a will as a muniment of title shall file the will with the application if the will is in the applicant's control.

(b)A will filed under Subsection (a) must remain in the custody of the county clerk unless removed from the clerk's custody by court order.

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Legislative History

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. 32, eff. January 1, 2014.