Texas Property Code

§ 115.011 — PARTIES

PR § 115.011Title 9. TRUSTS · Part B. TEXAS TRUST CODE: CREATION, OPERATION, AND TERMINATION OF TRUSTS · Ch. 115. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND PROCEEDINGS · Art. B. PARTIES, PROCEDURE, AND JUDGMENTS

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(a)Any interested person may bring an action under Section 115.001 of this Act.

(b)Contingent beneficiaries designated as a class are not necessary parties to an action under Section 115.001. The only necessary parties to such an action are:

(1)a beneficiary of the trust on whose act or obligation the action is predicated;

(2)a beneficiary of the trust designated by name, other than a beneficiary whose interest has been distributed, extinguished, terminated, or paid;

(3)a person who is actually receiving distributions from the trust estate at the time the action is filed; and

(4)the trustee, if a trustee is serving at the time the action is filed.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1190), Sec. 23, eff. January 1, 2006. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 657 (S.B. 1197), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.