Sec. 32.006. JURISDICTION OF STATUTORY PROBATE COURT WITH RESPECT TO TRUSTS AND POWERS OF ATTORNEY. In a county in which there is a statutory probate court, the statutory probate court has jurisdiction of:
(1) an action by or against a trustee;
(2) an action involving an inter vivos trust, testamentary trust, or charitable trust;
(3) an action by or 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
(4) 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.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 13(a), eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle A - Scope, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Courts
Section 32.001. General Probate Court Jurisdiction; Appeals
Section 32.002. Original Jurisdiction for Probate Proceedings
Section 32.005. Exclusive Jurisdiction of Probate Proceeding in County With Statutory Probate Court