The Woodlands, TX estates & probate attorney Steven C. Earl discusses the deadlines or statutes of limitations you should be aware of when pursuing estate litigation. In estate litigation, there exist two primary deadlines that individuals should take into account. The initial deadline pertains to will contests, where individuals typically have a maximum of two years from the date of will admission to probate to initiate a contest against that will.

Concurrently, there exists a more flexible deadline worth considering. If the contestant, the individual aspiring to contest the will, files the contest before the admission of any will to probate, they can leverage several procedural advantages. These advantages, however, become forfeited if they choose to delay their contest until after a will has been admitted. Consequently, while a contest might still be deemed timely following will admission, initiating the contest at that stage could prove more arduous or costly.