Texas Estates Code
§ 51.103 — PROOF OF SERVICE
ES § 51.103Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY · Part B. PROCEDURAL MATTERS · Ch. 51. NOTICES AND PROCESS IN PROBATE PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL · Art. C. 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 the 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 a qualified delivery method:
(A)the certificate of the county clerk making the service, or the affidavit of the personal representative or other person making the service, stating that the citation or notice was mailed, deposited with a private delivery service, or delivered by courier, as applicable, and the date of the mailing or deposit with the delivery service or the date of the courier delivery, as applicable; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 10.06, eff. June 1, 2020. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 934 (H.B. 3774), Sec. 9.02, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.