THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 

OFTEXAS 
Ho& ae0?~0 H. sheppud, P&80 2 (0-39m) 

On Wa y l3,1 94 0. l peathmmour ebW wu8 bon 

wmo d BOUJ. cbp nu x oborwt, h o is l till llv@ 

-r hropro o wututb o d a* 0 l 8ta tco a mted 

tb tth o tu8heuldboc emp uto duB& r a d1 8tr ib utieua ~lifo o sto to to A& eLeex o k ~8r r vtviu# 

wUw, mud the roudder ~l8trihrtod oqudlr betwewtbetwowwltvingchildmJthe~d 

l ti.d them b e a 880880a tu d o u their tu& la 

p wt o f the l 8ta tK o . M y.í 

Apparently the npn808tativo8 of the l 8tato an making 

tbo 00d0ntt0~ that rtltlo 1293 of the Revised ctrtl std~t08 t8 

~pplfc~blo tn thir cam SO that both d tbo childrem born l ubo6qwnt 

to tho ,jfmo tbo will was ort@aall~ made by tho tostator would be 

l wled to pmticlprto t tbo procoodr d him l rtw. Atilek 8293. 

pro*8 88 follew8r 

‘Every last wtll + tostumont made when 

thoto8tctorludwahildllviq.whorokauychild 

ho might kuo L8 not provided for or monttomo4, if 

at the the of Ata doatk he &ail low. a child, or 

lo ue h is wlfo l ncointo of a child which shall k 

born, 8hl.l luve DO &fleet dnrLy the lffo of such 

after-bon child, ral shall k void. udom8 the child 

d&a wttbut havbg kern xnerrid ad bofon ho ahall 

hevl o ttaiud tbs 880 ef timtpoao yowo.m 

T&o facts iu this LAH qwlffyhe wffl under the first 

porttou of Article 8293, supn, u ow mode h.8 tostutor when ho 

W w child llviry. fho oaly qudion arts08 l vor whothor or ret 

the wffl huatioam or provideo for- any child that bo might have 

kthofuturo. 

Parearaph 3 ol tha will d the docouod road. as follows: 

‘lt is ow will cud do8iro ud tie will ud desire 

sf each of urn, that tke l rvi~or of us, Joupb J. Hobart 

or Pnnie Loo Hokrt. es the ~680 may be, shall hm-0 

uiboodtlodto rocotv8,adthont8bnbykqwathod to much survivor, a of the rtght, tttlo Ua 

l stdo that tko pro4ocorrkg l pouso may h8ro in wad 

to allproperty of ovary kfmd and charactor, roti, perl dormixod.ofwMch much predmee*sti S~UW 
Uen. Georp Sf. Sheppard, Pap 3 (04950) 

maydfe,80b0daadp0880880d,ofth0rlahf8 

l rhorsopuetor*tnh --W.-k 

WUOddU#Od~#USh#WVtVO~UdtObO 

0-d.k .4oYa -YM -PO- 4 

l uc udo mdb ~mddur img th o Ufeda ueh 

iTi 

mpou~uauhmrvkmrshlldotbt~tthedeathof8uhsurvmu l & -Y P-P.* m-m 

Of8b&&8e0d~#UdO~thO&W#Of&#COrt 

and diotrfbutior of the Etato of Touw, s&Joot 

kowovor,totlbofurtbr l ?0&iOB#Ofthf8W~: 

k ths above q8otod paregraph t$o doeorsod l0ft all 

of hta property of l vorr kbd whatsoever to l B swvfvfq l pouso 

to k l ccuplod, l Joyod, cuvoyod. l w ti l uumb+od by 

hrduriyl her life Usno as &o m&y soo ftt. ad furthor prodded 

~tUuyof~)r~ttl~~8tUot~a~do~u,of . 

hi88U~kl8goUrtLt~#uar~~#~~~rtbc~W~ 

of &scout and diatrhtbm d th State 4 Twa. 

Pangrbph s of &O doaodo8t’s ti provfdo# as f0&~8: 

l fti8oufurthOrrLU.rdd88indtho 

wUl~&orlroofouhofu.thatLtboomt 

OfthOdOatkOfr**&mlt4mem8l yorkthe 

event our &tir shall be so rarly c#cIrro* 

that 10 adduistntim aodd be &ad uuder thta 

W~OfdOOt&OOfthOftZ8tdOUOdO~~tb 

survivor of uo u l xoator or l xecmtrtx, thoa 

ulhthatomtdlproportyofmrykldull 

chumter, real, personal and aiued, whether 

upante or cerna~uulty, of which we a&y die, 

8Owda8dp88o88Od8hAllpse8tOuldvO8tL 

•8r~~or~m,~uy,8~o~8h~ 

al&o, 4 if aaid chtld or childrou, or either 

ofthom,8halAbouadortko~~ooftwoaty-omo 

yo~r~thoarJiatbtovontth&pWtof~ 

l 8t&OtOWhiCh88ChslhO~chlllO?Ck~F0~ 

t8 l UtitbdtO rOCOiV0 8hdk bid htZS#tb 

ou inocutor to be boroiuafter umnod, uutil 8ud 

after uehaluor ckild or dUdro8 8bll roach 

the l 

c 

OftWOStp-OM par#WhOB 88UIO 8hdl 

be do vorod to lt or t&m in full. It lm ou? do- 

#jIO, hwovor, that our maid l xocutor 8b& and 

Lt 1s heroby author-d ui osnpaworod to oxpond 

,omueh o f l cid minor clrild.8 OT chUdren’8 
Ho& Doe. H. ahappard, Pa@. 4 (0.39SO) 

h Uid ~rA~r8~ s Of - dOCOdOmt AtbE@td t0 

t8kO88rodthOSh8tb8wilOrOhiSSurvlvfq8pOUSOlmuld 

ate eithe8tn~O884 r Wtth h&n or so wuly uuurnut 

thmtao8dmiaistr8tio8coddkh8duabrtbwi& h8uch 

l voatitr88 the decode&m dmmtnthmtmll of MS property 

puma m~dvoSttohl8 cUdron, &fury, prodbd furtbr th8t 

l f'biS Child or ~dn8wor, U8dOr th0 8~0 0fhO8ty-01~ 

yomrm that 8 trust mbould bm C?OAtOd to hold mumh property 

until S&id child oz childron 8tt8iUod their mqjority. 

The quO#tiOn & f&i8 Moo &8 Who&Or th pr~~iSiOa# 

in p8?8~?8~ i. A- qUotod, Ati SUffkiOUt SO tbt it m&y k 

S&id the pommibtlity of tbo doeodoat ha-2 chillron WAS buntimned- la his S&id will wftbfa the mom&q of Arttcb 8293. sup?&. 

we bolfovo that this qUomtieU h8m bomu answered by 

tha Supreme Court of Texas in the cue of Pouco v. Pearce, 

131 S.W. 210. 19 that CUSS tbo docodont’m will ematmtnod tbm followiq provlmloUm, 

"ltom k 'To my hmmbmad, JWSkO8 E. Pourco, 

1 b0 quo&b &t n d aj&COSt OlU-hdf Of ht u. 

block lO0. rUy of Au&a. 08 wkick our kmne is 

hAltm8dwkichwayladhidualproportytogothor with auy m( alI riahta to amd tntOrO#tS in 

t]ukiidhgSJimpr ovomout* tlrrt may *mist 

O888idbt8&8~8tthOtiUUOfPL~dO~thS 

sun0 to be hold by Mm ia foe simpla without coadiem.* 

'hrn2r'Ikque&thkmy hub8~d JunomE. 

POUCO, my idUO#t h 1080 ACrO8 d Ei#lia Ud 

other s-y8 now owned J~iatly by my #tatOr LilliSS 

8Ud my#df, tOg8thr With ti tb. bddk#8 .d hprovmxnOat8 UpmA 8d AppUPtO~t t0 m8mO t0 k 

hewp., UjoyOd by kh in Ab8OhtO rt#ht 8Udh 

. 

'&On? 4; 'I~qruAthml,sar-fOU~inknSt 

hth0 h~OdO~bt~OfEIl~ f8thOr*8OS~tO bt8 7, 

a, od 9 in block 108, c:ty of Austin, tm my Inothu~ 
XasL GO*. & w, *A$. s (0-3900) 

u~i~#~k~ul~Uk~n~Sllrlyluuklrl 

bontothe docodont*mbodywutbooalytiau&mttL pss(- 

bllky d children bo* born WAS roforrod to by tbm doeodoat 

khOrWi& ~OC~ttSt8ka~O~~8t~~~O~~k~#~~ 

.A# fOhWS$ 

.It is the coatontion of the dofelldmt in 

error that she vu8 uver ~08tio8od’ la the will 

of her mother. u that tormr us Ltrdrl to be 

eo- in tha lBW& uor WAS uy proviaioll acdo 

for her. Thla viw la utqoniaod ud ronWed 

by her futhmr, who c~fmm that mho WAS both meatienod and provided for in 13u wffl. Wo think there 

CukmOdoUbt tk8t,&#th8~WElO8&th8ttS~ 

t0 b0 UlbdUStOOd, 8b WAS WbOlltiOUOd iU tb0 Will, 

l VO1 F[ it COdd b0 hOl( th8t 8hO WAS rOt p?OVidOd 

fO? tn SUnlO. 4 th8t than WAS SO ~VotAtkUA, &d 

th8ttkS l St8tS p88SOd kfO0 Sbnpk t0 hOrfAthO?, 

Jmn08 E.P*&?u...' 

Tbr Suprome hurt kurrirtng l tthm eorchmimn rmumhmd referred 

totho~oroumdocimio8m of emurtmofOt&r l tmtemforthopurpomo 

of mottiq out the tmmt ~xrylopd by thorn-that is whothor or l ot 

the child WAS ‘me-d within the znommiq of Art&& 8293, l uprm, 

do~~oaw~tlurfrab~~~~wllltnth~ht~~~ 

eirSwrl8krcom n -84 that tke hflW0 to make pr 03 StOa8 for 8 

child be4 bon wu not dw to tnadvortonco or overmight. The cwrt 

roferrod to the use d ChiomSo,&& Q.R.Co.v.Wummrx1~~.22 Fod. 

672, d stated AS fOhW#r 

. 

. . . Th8t C&M TV didlagubheblo froa\ the 

one at kr in other hnportent TOSPed#. The will 

i8 SOt OUt At k,l#tb k t.. OpbiO,B .d C- Xi0 

kind of eeforonco.~romm or ianMod. (0 mnv child, 

gr to th0 De##ibUitY Of tb0 Wi#tOlLCO d ChildrOa; 

whO?O&#, hti CMO bOfOr0 uw,fnthO foruth Cl&US0 

Copi l bovO.MrS. POATCO 800%118 tOh8vOb8d t8 

viewtho contlyoncyofhming IfvtDg lmmuobmraof 

her body. Wba the difforoau k ti mtmtutom is 
MO& ae0.H. aopJmr& Pm* 6 (049S8) 

The ceut referred to t&o cue of &esoo v. 8tib8, zt Wia. l20. 

8dmt8tMufollewu 

ThO co&t reforrod to the C880 d WAtSmUr v. lfawkina, 63 MO. 

* 

. . . whileluthste&othowillisuot 

UtOUt~hl&,88S&UllU7 Of it8 to-8 18 

u6, Ud 8t8tSd U fO~SW8: 

. 

. . . The opiaioa k that ema Uao conta ituhe o l fgaifiurt remarkthat *~bero is 

J&Othh# ifb 8Utb 8 PTOTidM t0 8UZ808t tbt th0 

The court rofqrrod to tko cmmo oHfoekmoatth v. 6lushor, 26 Ado. 

237,mdquotodfrantho 8uprano CowtdhAimmowik m8id e880 

AS fObW#r 

. 

. . . ‘This provimbn of thm l tmtuto hms bmoa 

uvorml thorn boforo tUm uwt for Jdfdml couS~EUC&U, 4 n may 8~ b0 eOIh#idOnd AS 80w0d 

tb t thl 0 bj0a Of n k te pni~s0 u i~tomtu~ 

WhS8 th0 child. Or th0 dO8UOUdUt Of 8UCh dbira 

unknown m rorgottoa, M tbu uaWont&nUly mlttodg 

a th0 DrO#UKtDtio tlut - -t**tOll t8 ~tUttOBCl 

PUP k rrhtted whtit the toner of the will or uw ~8rt 

of n idiC&tSS th8t the child or #?Mdchud WAS not forcotton. ..‘(Undmrmeo~ own) 

Tho court quoted frwn th opinion in ti mmmo of Guttar v. hrdon. 

17 M.o. 404, and 8t8trd AS fOuW#l 
na4 000. x. aeppard, Pu#e I (0.39SOl 

l R sh o uldbo r o mo lmbortu ed th iMs U th 4 t, 

88 WO bU0 8008, th0 p?OpO~ iU qlW#ttOa WAS th0 

SOp8rAtO l St&tO Of &h#. PoA?CO. h&Or thr hW ShO 

might dood mmmo,wbr Jobod bykmrhumbmd,tm 

&Ay pOr#OU for Uy CSm#idOrAtisa Ut&fUtOr)r to 

her, ul a0 child or ehUdn8 could eomplala Under 

the knw do im 8utbriaOd to Unet tho di#~#triur 

of the M m0 b y d& l itbOr to &o Baturd objeCta of 

~r~,orb~krtrnk~~,.ortoe~~~~t 

to 8truyor8. AJ her 

ifi!! 

ht l otodoemmnotbo abridpul 

OrdOBtOd@O88hhtbt under a f&r cmstructfe~~ 

o fa 0 l tmtutorouoda 

p*u*ithortlutprovUoamboaUkmdo forthoLd. 

h ow CA80 the doeodomt bfi him p?Op~dy \rPdr? tbo tom* 

0f p8ryruph 3 t0 h im a ur vivll pmumo. r y Howovu. n ia our opiptosr 

tranr 8 rOSdk8 of the wffl. ird l SpOCidly pUAgr&ph 5 thOnof, th8t 

thodocu&08t*mchfMror,uuysworo -montfomP hlthorffl. xti8our 

opitria tlut pWAgrA)lb s ShOW8 CWChlSi~ly tbt th0 POSShflitl Of 

&Wnr be4 bon wu had in mid when the wffl WAS l uuuted by 

the doe&at, ymt ho proform to &uv0 him property to Ma SUrvi*tnl 
Ha.ae0.H. aoPpud,hp 8 (300) 

l poamowhkhkoUdari@tkdouder&olaw. Thonfon 

n k l U SOUh#iOU th8t AdidS 8293. SUpr8, h8S uo wuUt~tOt2wWi%h~SU8ObOO8UO qo pe##tMllty of 

c M ldr o 8b o im#b o nlm#r o eo gdno db y tb o do 

%lU~- - h hi8 a Wtthh &O =OuL( Of #&id ArtidO. 

l =Go&l8h - 1 If*. &Vi80 ti bOqUO&th 

Uk=Y*,uu7-, dl of =v p=we*. 

reel, pO?#& ad mM, add w)uroseovor l ttmmtod, 

of l vs sort 84 do*crtptio& wnh full power to 

801l 83 caavey aud U8pwo of same, or any puty 

thUOd,4*8hOmaydO*irOrulatS4thOUdia 

8Uk WI & Um SUUh tOVE&S U ShO lTb8y l kCt, 

8~WtthfrllpOWOrhthO~i808tOCOUVO~hd 

&WhtO h #k+O titb thO?OtO. 

l ‘w:-&iSU!l~~SUdir#i?OthBtU~ 

tb dO&th Sf E&t b.bVUd Wif., bdw -, 8bdd 

then runalu uy of add prop* in hOr~~8US8iorr 

motdfmpomod oforumod byhor, oumb roakmfabgpropl tty~~S8k~kCO&OtkO??O?Uty of=Y 

&uu&tor. Marf Lednma~ Poole, sow of NW York, 

NW Yorh.‘. 

htlut~inloa~lr,udk~ru~uLLtIut~totrl 

Mount of tam should be 88U8804 

Y 

8iUSt tk0 Wif8 d ti &SOdOUt, 

40mptt0 thm fut that by #O t~tnrm th0 rtll ShO 8Ot S~Othb~ b88 

thu 8 fO0 Shnph tfd,O t0 th0 prOpOrtp We klbm that tit Ophrioa 

umwirm the quo& im th0 Sam0 v nOW 8ubdt t0 US. b thi* 

rompoctwo tmtltomotm fry dbtfrrcti*m botwooU eke Pottlbom wul 

di,eu,d tn Ophia No. Q-2351 ti tho ffdort will discusad b 

this 0phiOm. 
iha. ti. #. 8bPpW'd, PA- 9 (03950) 

h8WWd#thiS~StiO8~h8~t?S8tdt&iSs~atLu~~~w~uu~u8mrttrrafir~tmpr~mmioa doapito the f8et t&t o8 tb 26th d8y of hhrc14 1940, 

thm Probmto Cart of Jofformom County, Texas, prob8tod tkm 

will of the docodomt ad l tmtod i8 rid ardor that the 8urviviag 

l pouu WAS omtttlod to ti mf thm tO#*tOr*S p?OpO~ to tbm l 8tiro 

l x r lumio no fekildrorbon8ub~qwmttoth th o thothawlll 

was l xocutod. ‘No do so for th0 roumou that much 8 provisiou 

iu an order of 8 Probate Court probmtiug 8 will is OS no force 

a d l Sfoct k 8 l itm8tiom when th ehildro8 under htimlo 1293 

l uprm, mro b trot l 8tnlod to 8 pmrtielpmtfaa k tho l mtatm of thm 

l mtmtor. So0 Ilrutou v. Cormocttcut Gaeml LKo 1omurueo Canpany, 72 &W.(U) 3l8, by the Fort Worth Court of Civil Appeals, 

writ of error refused by tbm Suprome Court, mad Conroy v. 

Conroy, UO Tot 5QI, 110 S.W.(Zd) SU. Wo have thoroforo coal Sdorod tbo ri&tm of h childror u&or Article 8293 witbut mny 

roSomc0 whmtmoovor to thm portion d thm Probate Court order 

wb,ich l ttmmptm te cxcludm tbm chillron from uy putictpdion in 

the lmta to o stto8t8tor. h o 

Tours vary truly. 

ATTOXNEY QENERU OF TEXAS 

BY 

BG:LM:* 

APPROVED OCT 7,lPU 

a/ GROVER SELLEnRS 

FIRST ASSISTANT 

ATTORNEY GENERAL 

APPROVEPI 

OPINION COMMITTEE 

BY BWB, CSUIRMAN