On agreement of the parties, in civil or family law matters pending in a district court, a statutory probate court, a statutory county court, or the business court, the judge in whose court the case is pending may order referral of the case as provided by this chapter and shall stay proceedings in the judge's court pending the outcome of the trial. Any or all of the issues in the cases, whether an issue of fact or law, may be referred.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 151.001
REFERRAL BY AGREEMENT
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (2011)
Most recently applied in In re Turner (August 2016)
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3.16(a), eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.