Requirements of a Valid Will, Wills
Texas attorney Rania Combs discusses the statutory requirements of a valid holographic Will and a valid typewritten Will in Texas.
Requirements of a Valid Will
Her mother signed a typewritten Will six months before she died. The Will had the correct formatting and included all the appropriate sections. It clearly identified all her…
A concerned daughter contacted me. Her mother’s Will was outdated, and needed to be updated. She has been wanting to make changes for years, but getting this…
Section 251.051 of the Texas Estates Code sets forth the requirements of a valid Will in Texas. It provides that a last will and testament: must…
A Will is an important document. It allows you to specify who will receive your property when you die. To be valid, certain formalities must be…
In a post explaining the requirements of a valid will in Texas, I wrote that a holographic will…
In Texas, Wills do not need to be notarized to be valid. However, the required formalities of a valid Texas Will differ depending on whether the…
Last week, I discussed why estate planning is important despite our optimistic outlook for the future. The article was prompted by an email I received…
Texas recognizes two types of written wills: An attested will is the most common type of Last Will and Testament. To be valid, it must be…
Texas recognizes only two types of wills: a holographic (handwritten) will, and an attested (typewritten) will. A videotaped will, in an of itself, has no legal…