Legal Opinion

in the Matter of the Estate of Kenneth Allen Romancik

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided December 11, 2008No. 08-07-00038-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH ALLEN ROMANCIK, DECEASED.

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No. 08-07-00038-CV

Appeal from the

Probate Court #2

of El Paso County, Texas

(TC# 2005-P00577)

O P I N I O N

This appeal is from a bench trial admitting the decedent's will to probate. The decedent's wife, the contestant in the trial court, raises two issues for review. First, she challenges the trial court's determination that the will satisfied the requirements of Texas Probate Code sec. 59. Second, she argues the affirmative defense of laches bars the will's admittance. We…

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