Is A Handwritten Will Legal In Texas
Just about any Austin lawyer for estate planning and wills will tell you that you can actually hand write your Will on any surface and as long as it remains legible and is in your handwriting, it will be successfully proven in a probate court. In fact, there is a man that actually scribbled his Will on a wall passing all he owned to his wife and kids, and that Will was probated successfully. Handwritten Wills are also called holographic Wills and they are valid in Texas. This type of Will is as effective as a formal, typewritten Will and can be revoked at any time by the testator. What makes a holographic Will valid varies from state to state. Continue Reading