Tex. Estates Code § 1022.007
TRANSFER OF PROCEEDING BY STATUTORY PROBATE COURT
Texas · Texas Estates Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Estates Code § 1022.007, TRANSFER OF PROCEEDING BY STATUTORY PROBATE COURT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/625296
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(a) A judge of a statutory probate court, on the motion of a party to the action or of a person interested in the guardianship, may:
(1) transfer to the judge's court from a district, county, or statutory court a cause of action that is a matter related to a guardianship proceeding pending in the statutory probate court, including a cause of action that is a matter related to a guardianship proceeding pending in the statutory probate court and in which the guardian, ward, or proposed ward in the pending guardianship proceeding is a party; and
(2) consolidate the transferred cause of action with the guardianship proceeding to which it relates and any other proceedings in the statutory probate court that are related to the guardianship proceeding.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the proper venue for an action by or against a guardian, ward, or proposed ward for personal injury, death, or property damages is determined under Section 15.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.