Tex. Est. Code § 1022.001 · Chapter 1022. JURISDICTION
GENERAL PROBATE COURT JURISDICTION IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS; APPEALS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) All guardianship proceedings must be filed and heard in a court exercising original probate jurisdiction. The court exercising original probate jurisdiction also has jurisdiction of all matters related to the guardianship proceeding as specified in Section 1021.001 for that type of court.
(b) A probate court may exercise pendent and ancillary jurisdiction as necessary to promote judicial efficiency and economy.
(c) A final order issued by a probate court is appealable to the court of appeals.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.015(a), eff. January 1, 2014.
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