Tex. Est. Code § 32.007 · Chapter 32. JURISDICTION
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH DISTRICT COURT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A statutory probate court has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:
(1) a personal injury, survival, or wrongful death action by or against a person in the person's capacity as a personal representative;
(2) an action by or against a trustee;
(3) an action involving an inter vivos trust, testamentary trust, or charitable trust, including a charitable trust as defined by Section 123.001, Property Code;
(4) an action involving a personal representative of an estate in which each other party aligned with the personal representative is not an interested person in that estate;
(5) an action against an agent or former agent under a power of attorney arising out of the agent's performance of the duties of an agent; and
(6) an action to determine the validity of a power of attorney or to determine an agent's rights, powers, or duties under a power of attorney.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 13(a), eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.03, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.32.htm
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