Text of section effective on September 01, 2015
- (a) Notwithstanding Section 22.007(a), in this section, "court" means a constitutional county court, district court, or statutory county court, including a statutory probate court.
- (b) A court may not prohibit a person from executing a new will or a codicil to an existing will.
- (c) Any portion of a court order that purports to prohibit a person from executing a new will or a codicil to an existing will is void and may be disregarded without penalty or sanction of any kind.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2014.