Texas Estates Code 504.002 – Grounds for Contesting Foreign Will Probated in Non-Domiciliary Jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 504.002
- 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
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
A foreign will admitted to probate or established in any jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the testator was domiciled at the time of the testator’s death may be contested on any grounds that are the basis for the contest of a domestic will.