Texas § GV.25.1863 - PROBATE JURISDICTION
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§ GV.25.1863. PROBATE JURISDICTION
PROBATE JURISDICTION: CONTESTED CASES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a county court at law in Parker County does not have the jurisdiction of a probate court. (b) A county court at law has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court over contested probate matters. Notwithstanding the requirement in Section 32.003 (a), Estates Code, that the judge of the constitutional county court transfer a contested probate proceeding to the district court, the judge of the constitutional county court shall transfer the proceeding under that section to either a county court at law in Parker County or a district court in Parker County. A county court at law has the jurisdiction, powers, and duties that a district court has under Section 32.003 (a), Estates Code, for the transferred proceeding, and the county clerk acts as clerk for the proceeding. The contested proceeding may be transferred between a county court at law in Parker County and a district court in Parker County as provided by local rules of administration. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 8.17(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 377, Sec. 6(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 947 (H.B. 3992 ), Sec. 2, eff. October 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408 ), Sec. 12(f), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488 ), Sec. 22.028, eff. September 1, 2017.
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