## THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS**Ho& ae0?~0**  **H. sheppud,**  **P&80 2**  **(0-39m)**

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### 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 

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### not provided for or monttomo4, if at 

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

### lo ue his wlf o l ncointo of a child which shall k born, 8hl.l luve DO&fleet dnrLy the lffo of such 

### after-bon child, ral shallk void. udom8 the child **d&a wttbut**  **havbg kern**  

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T&o **facts iu**  **this LAH**  **qwlffyhe wffl**  **under the**  first **porttou of**  **Article 8293,**  

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### 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 

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### qwathod to much



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### to allproperty of ovary kfmd and charactor, roti, per

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### and diotrfbutior of the Etato of **Touw,** 

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

### trust mbould bmC?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 bun**  **timned- 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

tbmfollowiq **provlmloUm,**

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### in t]ukiidhgSJimpr ovomout* tlrrt may *mist O888idbt8&8~8tthOtiUUOfPL~dO~thS **sun0 to**  **be hold**  **by Mm**  **ia foe**  **simpla** without **coadi em.** * 

### '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**  **h provmxnOat8** **UpmA 8d**  **AppUPtO~t t0**  **m8mO t0**  **k hewp.,**  **UjoyOd by**  **kh in**  **Ab8OhtO rt#ht**  **8Udh**

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### 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 mea**tienod and**  **provided** 

### for in 13uwffl. Wo think there **CukmOdoUbt** 

### tk8t,&#th8~WElO8&th8ttS~ t0 b0 UlbdUStOOd, 8b WAS WbOlltiOUOd iU tb0 Will, l V O 1 F[ it COdd b0 hOl( th8t 8hO 

### WAS rOt p?OVidOd fO? tn SUnlO. 

### 4 th8t 

### than WAS 

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### l tmtemforthopurpomo **of** 

### mottiq **out the**  **tmmt** ~xrylopd **by** thorn-that is 

### whothor orl

### ot the child WAS **‘ me-d**  **within the**  **znommiq** 

### of Art&& 8293, l **uprm,** 

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### 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** 

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### to tko cmmo oHfoekmoatth

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## t bt t h 0 l **bj0a Of**  **n k**  **te pni~s0**  **u i~tomtu~**  WhS8 **th0 child.**  **Or th0**  **dO8UOUdUt Of**  **8UCh dbira**  

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### a th0 DrO#UKtDtio tlut 

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### whtitthetonerof thewill or uw ~8rt of n idiC&tSS th8t the child or #?Mdchud WAS **not** for**cotton.**

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### Tho court quoted 

### frwn th opinion in ti mmmo of Guttar v. hrdon. 17M.o. 

### 404, **and 8t8trd**  **AS** fOuW#l

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### the **knw** 

### do im**8utbriaOd** 

### to Unet tho **di#~#triur of**  

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### a f&r cmstructfe~~ o f a0 l **tmtutorouoda**

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## 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)** 



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

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## 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**

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## l 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** 

### botwooUeke 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)

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### 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 mfthm tO#*tOr*S p?OpO~ to tbm l 8tiro l xr lum io no f tho



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was 

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**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 ad 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 mtatmof 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 

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ttmmptm

te cxcludm tbm **chillron** 

### from **uy** putictpdion **in** 

### the l m tato o stho

to8t8tor. 

### 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