Texas § 502.001 ORIGINAL PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AUTHORIZED.

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§ 502.001 — ORIGINAL PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AUTHORIZED.

Texas § 502.001

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 502.001 (2026).

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Sec. 502.001. ORIGINAL PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AUTHORIZED.

(a)This section applies only to a will of a testator who dies domiciled outside of this state that:

(1)on probate, may operate on any property in this state; and

(2)is valid under the laws of this state.

(b)A court may grant original probate of a will described by Subsection (a) in the same manner as the court grants the probate of other wills under this title if the will:

(1)has not been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled; or

(2)has been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled solely for a cause that is not a ground for rejection of a will of a testator who died domiciled in this state.

(c)A court may delay p

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Sec. 502.001. ORIGINAL PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AUTHORIZED. (a) This section applies only to a will of a testator who dies domiciled outside of this state that:
(1) on probate, may operate on any property in this state; and
(2) is valid under the laws of this state.
(b) A court may grant original probate of a will described by Subsection (a) in the same manner as the court grants the probate of other wills under this title if the will:
(1) has not been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled; or
(2) has been rejected from probate or establishment in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled solely for a cause that is not a ground for rejection of a will of a testator who died domiciled in this state.
(c) A court may delay passing on an application for probate of a foreign will pending the result of probate or establishment, or of a contest of probate or establishment, in the jurisdiction in which the testator died domiciled.