Texas Supreme Court Holds That An Order Admitting A Will To Probate Was Not A Final Order Because It Did Not Resolve A Will Contest

02.15.26

In In the Estate of Wheatfall, after Hugh Wheatfall died in 2018, Isaiah Wheatfall filed for letters of administration in February 2019, claiming intestacy, and Theresa DeBose filed to probate a 2009 will one week later. No. 24-0778, 2026 Tex. LEXIS 121 (Tex. February 13, 2026). On September 5, 2019, Isaiah filed a will contest... Continue Reading

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