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TX Est Code § 1002.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.001. Applicability of Definitions

Sec. 1002.001.  APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.  The definition for a term provided by this chapter applies in this title.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.0015. Alternatives to Guardianship

Sec. 1002.0015.  ALTERNATIVES TO GUARDIANSHIP.  "Alternatives to guardianship" includes the:(1)  execution of a medical power of attorney under Chapter 166, Health and Safety Code;(2)  appointment of an attorney in fact or agent under a durable power of attorney as provided by Subtitle P, Title 2;(3)  execution of a declaration for mental health treatment under Chapter 137, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;(4)  appointment of a representative payee to manage public benefits;(5)  establishment of a joint bank account;(6)  creation of a management trust under Chapter 1301;(7)  creation of a special needs trust;(8)  designation of a guardian before the need arises under Subchapter E, Chapter 1104; and(9)  establishment of alternate forms of decision-making based on person-centered planning.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 1002.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.002. Attorney Ad Litem

Sec. 1002.002.  ATTORNEY AD LITEM.  "Attorney ad litem" means an attorney appointed by a court to represent and advocate on behalf of a proposed ward, an incapacitated person, an unborn person, or another person described by Section 1054.007 in a guardianship proceeding.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 2080), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.003. Authorized Corporate Surety

Sec. 1002.003.  AUTHORIZED CORPORATE SURETY.  "Authorized corporate surety" means a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to engage in business in this state to issue surety, guaranty, or indemnity bonds that guarantee the fidelity of a guardian.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.004. Child

Sec. 1002.004.  CHILD. "Child" includes a biological child and an adopted child, regardless of whether the child was adopted by a parent under a statutory procedure or by acts of estoppel.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.005. Claim

Sec. 1002.005.  CLAIM.  "Claim" includes:(1)  a liability against the estate of an incapacitated person; and(2)  a debt due to the estate of an incapacitated person.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.006. Community Administrator

Sec. 1002.006.  COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATOR. "Community administrator" means a spouse who, on the judicial declaration of incapacity of the other spouse, is authorized to manage, control, and dispose of the entire community estate, including the part of the community estate the incapacitated spouse legally has the power to manage in the absence of the incapacity.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.007. Corporate Fiduciary

Sec. 1002.007.  CORPORATE FIDUCIARY. "Corporate fiduciary" means a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, that:(1)  is existing or engaged in business under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States;(2)  has trust powers; and(3)  is authorized by law to act under the order or appointment of a court of record, without giving bond, as guardian, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, or, although the financial institution does not have general depository powers, depository for any money paid into the court, or to become sole guarantor or surety in or on any bond required to be given under the laws of this state.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.008. Court; Probate Court; Statutory Probate Court

Sec. 1002.008.  COURT; PROBATE COURT; STATUTORY PROBATE COURT.  (a)  "Court" or "probate court" means:(1)  a county court exercising its probate jurisdiction;(2)  a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; or(3)  a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter.(b)  "Statutory probate court" means a court created by statute and designated as a statutory probate court under Chapter 25, Government Code.  The term does not include a county court at law exercising probate jurisdiction unless the court is designated a statutory probate court under Chapter 25, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.009. Court Investigator

Sec. 1002.009.  COURT INVESTIGATOR.  "Court investigator" means a person appointed by the judge of a statutory probate court under Section 25.0025, Government Code, or a judge under Section 1054.156.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 414 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Est Code § 1002.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.010. Estate; Guardianship Estate

Sec. 1002.010.  ESTATE; GUARDIANSHIP ESTATE.  "Estate" or "guardianship estate" means a ward's or deceased ward's property, as that property:(1)  exists originally and changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;(2)  is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the deceased ward's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the ward's death, or substitutions for the property; and(3)  is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.011. Exempt Property

Sec. 1002.011.  EXEMPT PROPERTY.  "Exempt property" means the property in a deceased ward's estate that is exempt from execution or forced sale by the constitution or laws of this state, and any allowance paid instead of that property.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.012. Guardian

Sec. 1002.012.  GUARDIAN.  (a)  "Guardian" means a person appointed as a:(1)  guardian under Subchapter D, Chapter 1101;(2)  successor guardian; or(3)  temporary guardian.(b)  Except as expressly provided otherwise, "guardian" includes:(1)  the guardian of the estate of an incapacitated person; and(2)  the guardian of the person of an incapacitated person.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.013. Guardian Ad Litem

Sec. 1002.013.  GUARDIAN AD LITEM.  "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of an incapacitated person in a guardianship proceeding.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.014. Guardianship Certification Program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission

Sec. 1002.014.   GUARDIANSHIP CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH CERTIFICATION COMMISSION.  "Guardianship certification program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission" means the program established under Chapter 155, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.015. Guardianship Proceeding

Sec. 1002.015.  GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING.  The term "guardianship proceeding" means a matter or proceeding related to a guardianship or any other matter covered by this title, including:(1)  the appointment of a guardian of a minor or other incapacitated person, including an incapacitated adult for whom another court obtained continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship when the person was a child;(2)  an application, petition, or motion regarding guardianship or a substitute for guardianship under this title;(3)  a mental health action; and(4)  an application, petition, or motion regarding a trust created under Chapter 1301.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.014, eff. January 1, 2014.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 1002.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.016. Guardianship Program

Sec. 1002.016.  GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM.  "Guardianship program" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.017. Incapacitated Person

Sec. 1002.017.  INCAPACITATED PERSON.  "Incapacitated person" means:(1)  a minor;(2)  an adult who, because of a physical or mental condition, is substantially unable to:(A)  provide food, clothing, or shelter for himself or herself;(B)  care for the person's own physical health; or(C)  manage the person's own financial affairs; or(3)  a person who must have a guardian appointed for the person to receive funds due the person from a governmental source.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.018. Interested Person; Person Interested

Sec. 1002.018.  INTERESTED PERSON; PERSON INTERESTED.  "Interested person" or "person interested" means:(1)  an heir, devisee, spouse, creditor, or any other person having a property right in or claim against an estate being administered; or(2)  a person interested in the welfare of an incapacitated person.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.019. Minor

Sec. 1002.019.  MINOR.  "Minor" means a person younger than 18 years of age who:(1)  has never been married; and(2)  has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.020. Mortgage; Lien

Sec. 1002.020.  MORTGAGE; LIEN.  "Mortgage" and "lien" include:(1)  a deed of trust;(2)  a vendor's lien;(3)  a mechanic's, materialman's, or laborer's lien;(4)  a judgment, attachment, or garnishment lien;(5)  a federal or state tax lien;(6)  a chattel mortgage; and(7)  a pledge by hypothecation.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.021. Next of Kin

Sec. 1002.021.  NEXT OF KIN.  "Next of kin" includes:(1)  an adopted child;(2)  an adopted child's descendants; and(3)  the adoptive parent of an adopted child.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.022. Parent

Sec. 1002.022.  PARENT.  "Parent" means the mother of a child, a man presumed to be the biological father of a child, a man who has been adjudicated to be the biological father of a child by a court of competent jurisdiction, or an adoptive mother or father of a child, but does not include a parent as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.023. Person

Sec. 1002.023.  PERSON.  (a)  "Person" includes a natural person, a corporation, and a guardianship program.(b)  The definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, does not apply to any provision in this title.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.024. Personal Property

Sec. 1002.024.  PERSONAL PROPERTY. "Personal property" includes an interest in:(1)  goods;(2)  money;(3)  a chose in action;(4)  an evidence of debt; and(5)  a real chattel.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.025. Private Professional Guardian

Sec. 1002.025.  PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL GUARDIAN.  "Private professional guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 2.06, eff. September 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.026. Proposed Ward

Sec. 1002.026.  PROPOSED WARD.  "Proposed ward" means a person alleged in a guardianship proceeding to be incapacitated.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.027. Real Property

Sec. 1002.027.  REAL PROPERTY.  "Real property" includes estates and interests in land, whether corporeal or incorporeal or legal or equitable.  The term does not include a real chattel.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.028. Representative; Personal Representative

Sec. 1002.028.  REPRESENTATIVE; PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.  "Representative" and "personal representative" include:(1)  a guardian; and(2)  a successor guardian.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.029. Surety

Sec. 1002.029.  SURETY.  "Surety" includes a personal surety and a corporate surety.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.030. Ward

Sec. 1002.030.  WARD.  "Ward" means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1002.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle A - General Provisions|Chapter 1002 - Definitions|Section 1002.031. Supports and Services

Sec. 1002.031.  SUPPORTS AND SERVICES.  "Supports and services" means available formal and informal resources and assistance that enable an individual to:(1)  meet the individual's needs for food, clothing, or shelter;(2)  care for the individual's physical or mental health;(3)  manage the individual's financial affairs; or(4)  make personal decisions regarding residence, voting, operating a motor vehicle, and marriage.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Est Code § 1022.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle B - Scope, Jurisdiction, and Venue|Chapter 1022 - Jurisdiction|Section 1022.001. General Probate Court Jurisdiction in Guardianship Proceedings; Appeals

Sec. 1022.001.  GENERAL PROBATE COURT JURISDICTION IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS; APPEALS.  (a)  All guardianship proceedings must be filed and heard in a court exercising original probate jurisdiction.  The court exercising original probate jurisdiction also has jurisdiction of all matters related to the guardianship proceeding as specified in Section 1021.001 for that type of court.(b)  A probate court may exercise pendent and ancillary jurisdiction as necessary to promote judicial efficiency and economy.(c)  A final order issued by a probate court is appealable to the court of appeals.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.015(a), eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1022.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle B - Scope, Jurisdiction, and Venue|Chapter 1022 - Jurisdiction|Section 1022.002. Original Jurisdiction for Guardianship Proceedings

Sec. 1022.002.  ORIGINAL JURISDICTION FOR GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  In a county in which there is no statutory probate court or county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, the county court has original jurisdiction of guardianship proceedings.(b)  In a county in which there is no statutory probate court, but in which there is a county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, the county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction and the county court have concurrent original jurisdiction of guardianship proceedings, unless otherwise provided by law.  The judge of a county court may hear guardianship proceedings while sitting for the judge of any other county court.(c)  In a county in which there is a statutory probate court, the statutory probate court has original jurisdiction of guardianship proceedings.(d)  From the filing of the application for the appointment of a guardian of the estate or person, or both, until the guardianship is settled and closed under this chapter, the administration of the estate of a minor or other incapacitated person is one proceeding for purposes of jurisdiction and is a proceeding in rem.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.015(a), eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 2080), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1022.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle B - Scope, Jurisdiction, and Venue|Chapter 1022 - Jurisdiction|Section 1022.004. Jurisdiction of Contested Guardianship Proceeding in County With No Statutory Probate Court

Sec. 1022.004.  JURISDICTION OF CONTESTED GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING IN COUNTY WITH NO STATUTORY PROBATE COURT.  (a)  In a county in which there is no statutory probate court, but in which there is a county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, when a matter in a guardianship proceeding is contested, the judge of the county court may, on the judge's own motion, or shall, on the motion of any party to the proceeding, transfer the contested matter to the county court at law.  In addition, the judge of the county court, on the judge's own motion or on the motion of a party to the proceeding, may transfer the entire proceeding to the county court at law.(b)  A county court at law to which a proceeding is transferred under this section may hear the proceeding as if originally filed in that court.  If only a contested matter in the proceeding is transferred, on the resolution of the matter, the matter shall be returned to the county court for further proceedings not inconsistent with the orders of the county court at law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.015(a), eff. January 1, 2014.|