Tex. Est. Code § 51.201 · Subchapter E. ADDITIONAL NOTICE PROVISIONS
WAIVER OF NOTICE OF HEARING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A legally competent person who is interested in a hearing in a probate proceeding may waive notice of the hearing in writing either in person or through an attorney.
(b) A trustee of a trust may waive notice under Subsection (a) on behalf of a beneficiary of the trust as provided by that subsection.
(c) A consul or other representative of a foreign government whose appearance has been entered as provided by law on behalf of a person residing in a foreign country may waive notice under Subsection (a) on the person's behalf as provided by that subsection.
(d) A person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court in a hearing is considered to have waived notice of the hearing.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, 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.51.htm
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