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Tex. Est. Code § 31.001

SCOPE OF "PROBATE PROCEEDING" FOR PURPOSES OF CODE

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In re Hannah (2014)

Most recently applied in Dolores Narvaez, Luis Narvaez, Eduardo Velarde Betancourt, Jose Juan Velarde Avila, Julieta Duran, Luz Magdalena Escobar, and Jose Antonio Velarde Juarez v. Darron Powell, Darron Powell, PLLC, Hector Phillips, and Hector Phillips, P.C. (July 2018)

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 13(a), eff

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The term "probate proceeding," as used in this code, includes:

(1) the probate of a will, with or without administration of the estate;

(2) the issuance of letters testamentary and of administration;

(3) an heirship determination or small estate affidavit, community property administration, and homestead and family allowances;

(4) an application, petition, motion, or action regarding the probate of a will or an estate administration, including a claim for money owed by the decedent;

(5) a claim arising from an estate administration and any action brought on the claim;

(6) the settling of a personal representative's account of an estate and any other matter related to the settlement, partition, or distribution of an estate;

(7) a will construction suit; and

(8) a will modification or reformation proceeding under Subchapter J, Chapter 255.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.