Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Partition and Distribution if Estate Property Is
Section 360.155. Court Action on Commissioners' Report

Sec. 360.155. COURT ACTION ON COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. (a) On the return of a commissioners' report under Section 360.154, the court shall:
(1) examine the report carefully; and
(2) hear:
(A) all exceptions and objections to the report; and
(B) all evidence in favor of or against the report.
(b) If the report is informal, the court shall have the informality corrected.
(c) If the division appears to have been fairly made according to law and no valid exceptions are taken to the division, the court shall approve the division and enter a decree vesting title in the distributees of the distributees' respective shares or portions of the property as set apart to the distributees by the commissioners.
(d) If the division does not appear to have been fairly made according to law or a valid exception is taken to the division, the court may:
(1) set aside the report and division; and
(2) order a new partition to be made.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

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