Sec. 256.202. CUSTODY OF PROBATED WILL. An original will and the probate of the will shall be deposited in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the will was probated. The will and probate of the will shall remain in that office except during a time the will and the probate of the will are removed for inspection to another place on an order of the court where the will was probated. If that court orders the original will to be removed to another place for inspection:
(1) the person removing the will shall give a receipt for the will;
(2) the court clerk shall make and retain a copy of the will; and
(3) the will shall be delivered back to the office of the county clerk of the county in which the will was probated after the inspection is completed.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Chapter 256 - Probate of Wills Generally
Subchapter E. Admission of Will To, and Procedures Following, Probate
Section 256.201. Admission of Will to Probate
Section 256.202. Custody of Probated Will
Section 256.203. Establishing Contents of Will Not in Court's Custody