EFFECT OF FILING AND RECORDING FOREIGN WILL.

Tex. ESTATES Code § 501.005.
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On filing and recording a foreign will in accordance with this chapter, the foreign will: (1) is considered to be admitted to probate; and (2) has the same effect for all purposes as if the original will had been admitted to probate by order of a court of this state, subject to contest in the manner and to the extent provided by Chapter 504 . Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026

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