Texas Estates Code 501.007 – Effect On Property
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 501.007
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
A foreign will admitted to ancillary probate in this state as provided by this chapter after having been admitted to probate or otherwise established in the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator’s death is effective to dispose of property in this state regardless of whether the will was executed with the formalities required by this title.