Except as provided by Subtitle K with respect to foreign wills, a will is not effective to prove title to, or the right to possession of, any property disposed of by the will until the will is admitted to probate.
Tex. Est. Code § 256.001
WILL NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL PROBATED
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Estate of Glenda Rhoades (2016)
Most recently applied in in the Estate of Seth Silverman, M.D. (June 2019)
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.