Texas Statutory Probate Courts

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Texas Statutory Probate Courts are specialized Texas trial courts with jurisdiction primarily over probate, guardianship, and mental health matters.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf guardianship court ⓘ
mental health court ⓘ
probate court ⓘ
specialized trial court ⓘ
appealsGoTo Texas Courts of Appeals ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas
canHear breach of fiduciary duty claims involving estates or guardianships ⓘ
claims by or against an estate ⓘ
trust disputes related to an estate ⓘ
canTransfer related cases from other Texas courts in the same county ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
courtLevel trial court ⓘ
createdBy Texas Legislature ⓘ
distinctFrom Texas constitutional county courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas County Courts

Texas county courts at law ⓘ
linked to: Texas County Courts

Texas district courts ⓘ
handles accountings in estates and guardianships ⓘ
appointment of guardians of the estate ⓘ
appointment of guardians of the person ⓘ
hasJudge statutory probate court judge ⓘ
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver granting of letters of administration ⓘ
granting of letters testamentary ⓘ
guardianship of incapacitated adults ⓘ
guardianship of minors ⓘ
mental health commitment applications ⓘ
probate of wills ⓘ
hasSpecialization guardianship law ⓘ
mental health law ⓘ
probate law ⓘ
judgeElectedBy county voters ⓘ
judgeTermLength 4 years ⓘ
jurisdiction administration of decedents’ estates ⓘ
appointment of personal representatives ⓘ
certain related civil matters incident to an estate ⓘ
creation of guardianships ⓘ
dependent administrations ⓘ
guardianship matters ⓘ
independent administrations ⓘ
involuntary mental health commitment proceedings ⓘ
mental health commitment matters ⓘ
probate matters ⓘ
restoration of capacity proceedings ⓘ
supervision of guardianships ⓘ
will contests ⓘ
will probate ⓘ
legalBasis Texas Estates Code ⓘ
Texas Government Code ⓘ
partOf Texas judicial system ⓘ
linked to: Texas courts
subjectToReviewBy Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (in criminal-related matters, if any) ⓘ
Texas Supreme Court ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Judicial branch of Texas → hasCourt → Texas Statutory Probate Courts ⓘ
Judiciary of Texas → hasComponentCourt → Texas Statutory Probate Courts ⓘ
Texas Estates Code → appliesIn → Texas probate courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas Statutory Probate Courts
Texas Estates Code → appliesIn → Texas statutory probate courts ⓘ
linked to: Texas Statutory Probate Courts