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Module 6-Assignment 2

Module 6-Assignment 2

Q Martha Jansa executed a will naming her two sons as executors and leaving all her property to them. The will was properly signed and attested to by witnesses. Thereafter, Martha died. When Martha’s safe-deposit box at a bank was opened, the original of this will was discovered, along with two other instruments that were dated after the will. One was a handwritten document that left her home to her grandson, with the remainder of her estate to her two sons; this document was not signed. The second document was a typed version of the handwritten one; this document was signed by Martha but was not attested to by witnesses. Which of the three documents should be admitted to probate? In re Estate of Jansa, 670 S.W.2d 767, Web 1984 Tex. App. Lexis 5503 (Court of Appeals of Texas)

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Will is the lawful announcement of an individual's goal, which he or she wishes to be performed after his/her demise and once the Will is made by the departed benefactor or may be testatrix, it must be repudiated amid his/her lifetime. As a rule, a probate is conceded by the High Court with the court seal and a duplicate of the will connected. A will is attracted up to convey the advantages of a perished deceased benefactor, as per their desires. The principal will, executed approximately June 10, 1959, ought to be conceded into probate. In Texas, each will must be recorded as a hard copy, marked by the deceased benefactor, and if not entirely in the penmanship of the departed benefactor, confirmed by at least two observers.