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TX Est Code § 53.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 53 - Other Court Duties and Procedures|Subchapter B. Costs and Security|Section 53.054. Exemption From Probate Fees for Estates of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Others

Sec. 53.054.  EXEMPTION FROM PROBATE FEES FOR ESTATES OF CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND OTHERS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Eligible decedent" means an individual listed in Section 615.003, Government Code.(2)  "Line of duty" and "personal injury" have the meanings assigned by Section 615.021(e), Government Code.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the clerk of a court may not charge, or collect from, the estate of an eligible decedent any of the following fees if the decedent died as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in the individual's position as described by Section 615.003, Government Code:(1)  a fee for or associated with the filing of the decedent's will for probate; and(2)  a fee for any service rendered by the court regarding the administration of the decedent's estate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (S.B. 543), Sec. 2.01, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 53.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 53 - Other Court Duties and Procedures|Subchapter C. Procedures for Probate Matters|Section 53.101. Calling of Dockets

Sec. 53.101.  CALLING OF DOCKETS.  The judge in whose court probate proceedings are pending, at times determined by the judge, shall:(1)  call the estates of decedents in the estates' regular order on both the probate and claim dockets; and(2)  issue orders as necessary.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 53.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 53 - Other Court Duties and Procedures|Subchapter C. Procedures for Probate Matters|Section 53.102. Setting of Certain Hearings by Clerk

Sec. 53.102.  SETTING OF CERTAIN HEARINGS BY CLERK.  (a)  If a judge is unable to designate the time and place for hearing a probate matter pending in the judge's court because the judge is absent from the county seat or is on vacation, disqualified, ill, or deceased, the county clerk of the county in which the matter is pending may:(1)  designate the time and place for hearing;(2)  enter the setting on the judge's docket; and(3)  certify on the docket the reason that the judge is not acting to set the hearing.(b)  If, after the perfection of the service of notices and citations required by law concerning the time and place of hearing, a qualified judge is not present for a hearing set under Subsection (a), the hearing is automatically continued from day to day until a qualified judge is present to hear and determine the matter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 53.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 53 - Other Court Duties and Procedures|Subchapter C. Procedures for Probate Matters|Section 53.103. Rendering of Decisions, Orders, Decrees, and Judgments

Sec. 53.103.  RENDERING OF DECISIONS, ORDERS, DECREES, AND JUDGMENTS.  The county court shall render all decisions, orders, decrees, and judgments in probate matters in open court, except as otherwise specially provided.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 53.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 53 - Other Court Duties and Procedures|Subchapter C. Procedures for Probate Matters|Section 53.104. Appointment of Attorneys Ad Litem

Sec. 53.104.  APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS AD LITEM.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 202.009(b), the judge of a probate court may appoint an attorney ad litem in any probate proceeding to represent the interests of any person, including:(1)  a person who has a legal disability under state or federal law;(2)  a nonresident;(3)  an unborn or unascertained person;(4)  an unknown heir;(5)  a missing heir;  or(6)  an unknown or missing person for whom cash is deposited into the court's registry under Section 362.011.(b)  An attorney ad litem appointed under this section is entitled to reasonable compensation for services provided in the amount set by the court. The court shall:(1)  tax the compensation as costs in the probate proceeding and order the compensation to be paid out of the estate or by any party at any time during the proceeding; or(2)  for an attorney ad litem appointed under Subsection (a)(6), order that the compensation be paid from the cash on deposit in the court's registry as provided by Section 362.011.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 53.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 53 - Other Court Duties and Procedures|Subchapter C. Procedures for Probate Matters|Section 53.106. Executions in Probate Matters

Sec. 53.106.  EXECUTIONS IN PROBATE MATTERS.  (a)  An execution in a probate matter must be:(1)  directed "to any sheriff or any constable within the State of Texas";(2)  attested and signed by the clerk officially under court seal; and(3)  made returnable in 60 days.(b)  A proceeding under an execution described by Subsection (a) is governed, to the extent applicable, by the laws regulating a proceeding under an execution issued by a district court.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an execution directed to the sheriff or a constable of a specific county in this state may not be held defective if properly executed within that county by the sheriff or constable to whom the execution is directed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 53.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 53 - Other Court Duties and Procedures|Subchapter C. Procedures for Probate Matters|Section 53.107. Inapplicability of Certain Rules of Civil Procedure

Sec. 53.107.  INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.  The following do not apply to probate proceedings:(1)  Rules 47(c) and 169, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; and(2)  the portions of Rule 190.2, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, concerning expedited actions under Rule 169, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 54.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 54 - Pleadings and Evidence in General|Subchapter A. Pleadings|Section 54.001. Effect of Filing or Contesting Pleading

Sec. 54.001.  EFFECT OF FILING OR CONTESTING PLEADING.  (a)  The filing or contesting in probate court of a pleading relating to a decedent's estate does not constitute tortious interference with inheritance of the estate.(b)  This section does not abrogate any right of a person under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, or Chapter 10, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 54.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 54 - Pleadings and Evidence in General|Subchapter A. Pleadings|Section 54.002. Defect in Pleading

Sec. 54.002.  DEFECT IN PLEADING.  A court may not invalidate a pleading in probate, or an order based on the pleading, on the basis of a defect of form or substance in the pleading unless a timely objection has been made against the defect and the defect has been called to the attention of the court in which the proceeding was or is pending.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 54.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 54 - Pleadings and Evidence in General|Subchapter B. Evidence|Section 54.051. Applicability of Certain Rules Relating to Witnesses and Evidence

Sec. 54.051.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.  Except as provided by Section 51.203, the Texas Rules of Evidence apply in a proceeding arising under this title to the extent practicable.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 54.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 54 - Pleadings and Evidence in General|Subchapter B. Evidence|Section 54.052. Use of Certain Records as Evidence

Sec. 54.052.  USE OF CERTAIN RECORDS AS EVIDENCE.  The following are admissible as evidence in any court of this state:(1)  record books described by Sections 52.001, 52.002, and 52.003 and individual case files described by Section 52.052, including records maintained in a manner allowed under Section 52.004; and(2)  certified copies or reproductions of the records.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter A. Contest of Proceedings in Probate Court|Section 55.001. Opposition in Probate Proceeding

Sec. 55.001.  OPPOSITION IN PROBATE PROCEEDING.  A person interested in an estate may, at any time before the court decides an issue in a proceeding, file written opposition regarding the issue.  The person is entitled to process for witnesses and evidence, and to be heard on the opposition, as in other suits.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter A. Contest of Proceedings in Probate Court|Section 55.002. Trial by Jury

Sec. 55.002.  TRIAL BY JURY.  In a contested probate or mental illness proceeding in a probate court, a party is entitled to a jury trial as in other civil actions.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter B. Institution of Higher Education or Charitable Organization as Party to Certain Actions|Section 55.051. Definition

Sec. 55.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter B. Institution of Higher Education or Charitable Organization as Party to Certain Actions|Section 55.052. Necessary Party

Sec. 55.052.  NECESSARY PARTY.  An institution of higher education, a private institution of higher education, or a charitable organization that is a distributee under a will is a necessary party to a will contest or will construction suit involving the will.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter B. Institution of Higher Education or Charitable Organization as Party to Certain Actions|Section 55.053. Service of Process

Sec. 55.053.  SERVICE OF PROCESS.  (a)  For a will contest, the party contesting the will shall serve an institution or organization that is a necessary party to the contest under Section 55.052 in the manner provided by this title for service on other parties.(b)  For a will construction suit, the party bringing the suit shall serve an institution or organization that is a necessary party to the suit under Section 55.052 in the manner provided by this title for service on other parties.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 244 (H.B. 1297), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Est Code § 55.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter C. Mental Capacity of Decedent|Section 55.101. Entitlement to Production of Communications and Records

Sec. 55.101.  ENTITLEMENT TO PRODUCTION OF COMMUNICATIONS AND RECORDS.  Notwithstanding Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, a person who is a party to a will contest or proceeding in which a party relies on the mental or testamentary capacity of a decedent before the decedent's death as part of the party's claim or defense is entitled to production of all communications or records relevant to the decedent's condition before the decedent's death.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter C. Mental Capacity of Decedent|Section 55.102. Release of Records

Sec. 55.102.  RELEASE OF RECORDS.  On receipt of a subpoena for communications or records described by Section 55.101 and a file-stamped copy of the will contest or proceeding described by that section, the appropriate physician, hospital, medical facility, custodian of records, or other person in possession of the communications or records shall release the communications or records to the requesting party without further authorization.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter D. Attachment of Estate Property|Section 55.151. Order for Issuance of Writ of Attachment

Sec. 55.151.  ORDER FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ATTACHMENT.  (a)  If a person interested in an estate files with the judge a written complaint made under oath alleging that the executor or administrator of the estate is about to remove the estate or part of the estate outside of the state, the judge may order a writ of attachment to issue, directed "to any sheriff or any constable within the State of Texas."  The writ must order the sheriff or constable to:(1)  seize the estate or a part of the estate; and(2)  hold that property subject to the judge's additional orders regarding the complaint.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a writ of attachment directed to the sheriff or constable of a specific county within the state is not defective if the writ was properly executed in that county by that officer.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter D. Attachment of Estate Property|Section 55.152. Bond

Sec. 55.152.  BOND.  Before a writ of attachment ordered under Section 55.151 may be issued, the complainant must execute a bond that is:(1)  payable to the executor or administrator of the estate;(2)  in an amount set by the judge; and(3)  conditioned for the payment of all damages and costs that are recovered for the wrongful suing out of the writ.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter E. Specific Performance of Agreement to Transfer Title|Section 55.201. Complaint and Citation

Sec. 55.201.  COMPLAINT AND CITATION.  (a)  If a person sold property and entered into a bond or other written agreement to transfer title to the property and then died without transferring the title, the owner of the bond or agreement or the owner's legal representative may:(1)  file a written complaint in the court of the county in which letters testamentary or of administration on the decedent's estate were granted; and(2)  have the personal representative of the estate cited to appear on a date stated in the citation and show cause why specific performance of the bond or agreement should not be ordered.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the bond or agreement must be filed with the complaint described by Subsection (a).(c)  If good cause under oath is shown why the bond or written agreement cannot be filed with the complaint, the bond or agreement or the substance of the bond or agreement must be stated in the complaint.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter E. Specific Performance of Agreement to Transfer Title|Section 55.202. Hearing and Order

Sec. 55.202.  HEARING AND ORDER.  (a)  After service of the citation under Section 55.201, the court shall hear the complaint and the evidence on the complaint.(b)  The court shall order the personal representative to transfer title to the property, according to the tenor of the bond or agreement, to the complainant if the judge is satisfied from the proof that:(1)  the bond or agreement was legally executed by the decedent; and(2)  the complainant has a right to demand specific performance.(c)  The order must fully describe the property to be transferred.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter E. Specific Performance of Agreement to Transfer Title|Section 55.203. Conveyance

Sec. 55.203.  CONVEYANCE.  (a)  A conveyance made under this subchapter must refer to and identify the court order authorizing the conveyance.  On delivery of the conveyance, all the right and title to the property conveyed that the decedent had vests in the person to whom the conveyance is made.(b)  A conveyance under this subchapter is prima facie evidence that all requirements of the law for obtaining the conveyance have been complied with.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter F. Bill of Review|Section 55.251. Revision and Correction of Order or Judgment in Probate Proceeding

Sec. 55.251.  REVISION AND CORRECTION OF ORDER OR JUDGMENT IN PROBATE PROCEEDING.  (a)  An interested person may, by a bill of review filed in the court in which the probate proceedings were held, have an order or judgment rendered by the court revised and corrected on a showing of error in the order or judgment, as applicable.(b)  A bill of review to revise and correct an order or judgment may not be filed more than two years after the date of the order or judgment, as applicable.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 8.002, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 55.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle B - Procedural Matters|Chapter 55 - Complaints and Contests|Subchapter F. Bill of Review|Section 55.252. Injunction

Sec. 55.252.  INJUNCTION.  A process or action under a court order or judgment subject to a bill of review filed under Section 55.251 may be stayed only by writ of injunction.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 8.003, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 101 - Estate Assets in General|Subchapter A. Passage and Possession of Decedent's Estate on Death|Section 101.001. Passage of Estate on Decedent's Death

Sec. 101.001.  PASSAGE OF ESTATE ON DECEDENT'S DEATH.  (a)  Subject to Section 101.051, if a person dies leaving a lawful will:(1)  all of the person's estate that is devised by the will vests immediately in the devisees;(2)  all powers of appointment granted in the will vest immediately in the donees of those powers; and(3)  all of the person's estate that is not devised by the will vests immediately in the person's heirs at law.(b)  Subject to Section 101.051, the estate of a person who dies intestate vests immediately in the person's heirs at law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 101 - Estate Assets in General|Subchapter A. Passage and Possession of Decedent's Estate on Death|Section 101.002. Effect of Joint Ownership of Property

Sec. 101.002.  EFFECT OF JOINT OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY.  If two or more persons hold an interest in property jointly and one joint owner dies before severance, the interest of the decedent in the joint estate:(1)  does not survive to the remaining joint owner or owners; and(2)  passes by will or intestacy from the decedent as if the decedent's interest had been severed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney|Subtitle C - Passage of Title and Distribution of Decedents' Property in General|Chapter 101 - Estate Assets in General|Subchapter A. Passage and Possession of Decedent's Estate on Death|Section 101.003. Possession of Estate by Personal Representative

Sec. 101.003.  POSSESSION OF ESTATE BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.  On the issuance of letters testamentary or of administration on an estate described by Section 101.001, the executor or administrator has the right to possession of the estate as the estate existed at the death of the testator or intestate, subject to the exceptions provided by Section 101.051.  The executor or administrator shall recover possession of the estate and hold the estate in trust to be disposed of in accordance with the law.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.|