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Is there a time limit for when a will may be probated?

Posted on | October 14, 2011 | No Comments

Put simply, yes. A will cannot be admitted to probate more than four years after the testator’s death. However, if the time has lapsed and the offering party can show that he or she was not in default in failing to present the will within the four-year period, the will may be admitted to probate. Tex. Prob. Code Ann. § 73. If a will is offered for probate more than four years after the decedent’s death, notice must be given to the decedent’s heirs. Tex. Prob. Code Ann § 128B.

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