Texas Estates Code 502.001 – Original Probate of Foreign Will Authorized
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 502.001
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - 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.
(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.