Court May Not Prohibit Changing or Revoking a Will
Change and Revocation of Wills
(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:
(1) executing a new will;
(2) executing a codicil to an existing will; or
(3) revoking an existing will or codicil in whole or in part.
(c) Any portion of a court order that purports to prohibit a person from engaging in an action described by Subsection (b) is void and may be disregarded without penalty or sanction of any kind.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
