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Committee votes to require transfer of original wills in county‑to‑county probate moves; bill left pending
Summary
Senate Bill 1839 would require clerks transferring probate proceedings to deliver the original or paper copy of a will to the transferee clerk, using qualified delivery methods and at the requester’s expense. County district clerks supported the change and the committee left the bill pending.
Senate Bill 1839 would require a clerk who transfers a probate proceeding to deliver the original or a paper copy of the will to the clerk of the transferee court and permit the requesting party to pay delivery costs. The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence heard testimony from a county district clerk and…
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