Texas Estates Code 253.001 – Court May Not Prohibit Changing or Revoking a Will
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(a) Notwithstanding Section 22.007(a), in this section, “court” means a constitutional county court, district court, or statutory county court, including a statutory probate court.
(b) A court may not prohibit a person from:
(1) executing a new will;
(2) executing a codicil to an existing will; or
(3) revoking an existing will or codicil in whole or in part.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 253.001
- Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
- 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 - Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Probate: Proving a will
(c) Any portion of a court order that purports to prohibit a person from engaging in an action described by Subsection (b) is void and may be disregarded without penalty or sanction of any kind.