Texas Estates Code 253.002 – Revocation of Will
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 253.002
- Codicil: An addition, change, or supplement to a will executed with the same formalities required for the will itself.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
A written will, or a clause or devise in a written will, may not be revoked, except by a subsequent will, codicil, or declaration in writing that is executed with like formalities, or by the testator destroying or canceling the same, or causing it to be destroyed or canceled in the testator’s presence.