Tex. Gov't Code § 26.043

CIVIL MATTERS IN WHICH COUNTY COURT IS WITHOUT JURISDICTION

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re the Marriage of Skarda (2011)

Most recently applied in In Re the Marriage of Skarda (June 2011)

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff

A county court does not have jurisdiction in:

(1) a suit to recover damages for slander or defamation of character;

(2) a suit for the enforcement of a lien on land;

(3) a suit in behalf of the state for escheat;

(4) a suit for divorce;

(5) a suit for the forfeiture of a corporate charter;

(6) a suit for the trial of the right to property valued at $500 or more and levied on under a writ of execution, sequestration, or attachment;

(7) an eminent domain case; or

(8) a suit for the recovery of land.

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