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Texas Statutes Now Allow A Court To Modify Or Reform An Unambiguous Will

By David Fowler Johnson on June 6, 2019
Posted in Items of Interest

I. Introduction

Historically, Texas courts could not resort to extrinsic evidence to construe an unambiguous will. San Antonio Area Foundation v. Lang, 35 S.W.3d 636 (Tex. 2000). The Texas Supreme Court stated as follows:

In construing a will, the court’s focus is on the testatrix’s intent. This intent must be ascertained from the language

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