Sec. 31.001. SCOPE OF "PROBATE PROCEEDING" FOR PURPOSES OF CODE    


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  • The term "probate proceeding," as used in this code, includes:

    (1) the probate of a will, with or without administration of the estate;

    (2) the issuance of letters testamentary and of administration;

    (3) an heirship determination or small estate affidavit, community property administration, and homestead and family allowances;

    (4) an application, petition, motion, or action regarding the probate of a will or an estate administration, including a claim for money owed by the decedent;

    (5) a claim arising from an estate administration and any action brought on the claim;

    (6) the settling of a personal representative's account of an estate and any other matter related to the settlement, partition, or distribution of an estate; and

    (7) a will construction suit.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 , Sec. 13(a), eff. January 1, 2014.