PROBATE AND TREATMENT OF SELF-PROVED WILL
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In re Estate of Danford (2018)
Most recently applied in In re Estate of Danford (May 2018)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff
(a) A self-proved will may be admitted to probate without the testimony of any subscribing witnesses if:
(1) the testator and witnesses execute a self-proving affidavit; or
(2) the will is simultaneously executed, attested, and made self-proved as provided by Section 251.1045.
(b) A self-proved will may not otherwise be treated differently than a will that is not self-proved.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.