Sec. 33.052. CONCURRENT VENUE. (a) If applications for probate proceedings involving the same estate are filed in two or more courts having concurrent venue, the court in which a proceeding involving the estate was first commenced has and retains jurisdiction of the proceeding to the exclusion of the other court or courts in which a proceeding involving the same estate was commenced.
(b) The first commenced probate proceeding extends to all of the decedent's property, including the decedent's estate property.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 2.04, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle A - Scope, Jurisdiction, Venue, and Courts
Subchapter B. Determination of Venue
Section 33.051. Commencement of Proceeding
Section 33.052. Concurrent Venue
Section 33.053. Probate Proceedings in More Than One County