Texas Estates Code
§ 1051.153 — PROOF OF SERVICE
ES § 1051.153Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS · Ch. 1051. NOTICES AND PROCESS IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL · Art. D. RETURN AND PROOF OF SERVICE OF CITATION OR NOTICE
Statute text
View on source(a)Proof of service in each case requiring citation or notice must be filed before a hearing.
(b)Proof of service consists of:
(1)if the service is made by a sheriff or constable, the return of service;
(2)if the service is made by a private person, the person's affidavit;
(3)if the service is made by mail or by a qualified delivery method:
(A)the certificate of the county clerk making the service, or the affidavit of the guardian or other person making the service that states that the citation or notice was mailed or sent by a qualified delivery method and the date of the mailing, the date of deposit with the private delivery service, or the date of delivery by courier, as applicable; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 10.08, eff. June 1, 2020. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 9.03, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 785), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.