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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ESTATES CODE |
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Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
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Subtitle A. SCOPE, JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND COURTS |
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Chapter 32. JURISDICTION |
Sec. 32.007. CONCURRENT JURISDICTION WITH DISTRICT COURT
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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.