Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
if you are a beneficiary of a will. can you be a witness? if not, there will need to be another person who can prove up a will. can that be the laywer who drew up the will? or does that need to be another witness. all the other witnesses have deceased.
Asked on 5/13/10, 7:04 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Mitsy Barajas
The Law Office of Mitsy Barajas
As long as the will was notarized and self proved by 2 witnesses, the witnesses death should not matter as to the admissibility of the will.
Answered on 5/24/10, 8:43 am