Sec. 1157.054. CONTEST OF CLAIM. (a) A person interested in a ward may, at any time before the court has acted on a claim, appear and object in writing to the approval of the claim or any part of the claim.
(b) If a person objects under Subsection (a):
(1) the parties are entitled to process for witnesses; and
(2) the court shall hear evidence and render judgment as in ordinary suits.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures
Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship
Chapter 1157 - Presentment and Payment of Claims
Subchapter B. Action on Claims
Section 1157.051. Allowance or Rejection of Claim
Section 1157.052. Failure to Endorse or Attach Memorandum or Allow or Reject Claim
Section 1157.053. Claim Entered on Claim Docket
Section 1157.054. Contest of Claim
Section 1157.055. Court's Action on Claim
Section 1157.056. Hearing on Certain Claims
Section 1157.057. Court Order Regarding Action on Claim
Section 1157.058. Appeal of Court's Action on Claim
Section 1157.059. Allowance and Approval Prohibited Without Affidavit
Section 1157.060. Unsecured Claims Barred Under Certain Circumstances
Section 1157.061. Allowing Barred Claim Prohibited; Court Disapproval
Section 1157.062. Certain Actions on Claims With Lost or Destroyed Evidence Void
Section 1157.063. Suit on Rejected Claim
Section 1157.064. Presentment of Claim Prerequisite for Judgment