WHAT CONSTITUTES A SIGNATURE ON A WILL
A holographic will is one that is wholly in the handwriting of the testator and signed by him. What constitutes a signature is often contested.
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Category: Wills
Is A Will Voidable Because of Public Policy
[mp_image id=”2588″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] Backbround In 2016, the Texas court...
Read MoreCan You Probate An Invalid Will In Texas
[mp_image id=”2573″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] Invalid wills can be admitted to...
Read More10 Reasons Not To Allow Pre-Death Will Contest
[mp_image id=”2508″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] Background Texas does not allow a...
Read MoreDo You Have To Prove Up The Will, The Codicil Or Both In Texas
[mp_image id=”2497″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] What is a Codicil A codicil is a...
Read MoreCan A Will Be Signed By Initials In Texas
[mp_image id=”2439″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] What are the requirements of a will...
Read MoreHow To Disinherit Someone In Texas
How To Disinherit Someone prior to 1991 Before 1991, you could not disinherit your heirs in Texas by stating that in your will. The only way to make sure that an heir did not inherit from you was to give all of your property to...
Read MoreCan An Affidavit Be A Will
An Attorney Prepared the Affidavit In an old Texas case, the attorney testified that the deceased insisted on an affidavit. He refused to make a will because his wife was refusing to make one. The attorney recommended that he...
Read MoreGood Faith Exception in Will Contest
Good Faith Exception Texas and many other states will enforce forfeiture clauses in wills if the contestant is not successful. The clauses are know as no contest provisions or in terrorem clauses . Texas has a Good Faith...
Read MoreProbating A Newer Will
Estoppel I’ve written about how accepting benefits under a will may prevent or estop a person from contesting that will. In a 2014 case a trial court ruled that a party was estopped from probating a newer will and from...
Read MoreCredible Witnesses To A Will.
Two credible witnesses are required. The Texas Estates Code requires every last will and testament, if not wholly in the handwriting of the testator, to be attested by two or more “credible witnesses.” The proponent...
Read MoreIs A Contingent Will Valid? What If The Contingency Never Occurs?
Is a Contingent Will Valid A will may be drawn to take effect on the happening of a contingency or condition. If the contingency or condition never occurs, it is void. An important class of contingent wills consist of...
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