Texas Estates Code

§ 1021.001 — MATTERS RELATED TO GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING

ES § 1021.001Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part B. SCOPE, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE · Ch. 1021. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)For purposes of this code, in a county in which there is no statutory probate court or county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, a matter related to a guardianship proceeding includes:

(1)the granting of letters of guardianship;

(2)the settling of an account of a guardian and all other matters relating to the settlement, partition, or distribution of a ward's estate;

(3)a claim brought by or against a guardianship estate;

(4)an action for trial of title to real property that is guardianship estate property, including the enforcement of a lien against the property;

(5)an action for trial of the right of property that is guardianship estate property;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 20.007, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.