Numbering of Filed Wills and Corresponding Certificates
Safekeeping and Custody of Wills · Deposit of Will with County Clerk
(a) A county clerk shall number wills deposited with the clerk in consecutive order.
(b) A certificate of deposit issued under Section 252.001(c) on receipt of a will must bear the same number as the will for which the certificate is issued.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.