Husband and wife have separate wills wife dies 7yers ago, Husband has new will drawn up and husband and wife have land together and attorney draws up to different wills on same land ,which one do you go with?
If the wife's estate was probated or an Affidavit of Heirship recorded in the deed records, her interest passed either to whom she named in her will or to her heirs at law. These differ for separate and community property. See the Texas County Probate Court website for pie charts showing this.
As for the husband's separate property and any interest in community property which he inherited from his wife, either by her will or through an Affidavit of Heirship, the most recent Will governs.
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