{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1021.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1021.001","heading":"MATTERS RELATED TO GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING.","body":"(a) For purposes of this code, in a county in which there is no statutory probate court or county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, a matter related to a guardianship proceeding includes:\n(1) the granting of letters of guardianship;\n(2) the settling of an account of a guardian and all other matters relating to the settlement, partition, or distribution of a ward's estate;\n(3) a claim brought by or against a guardianship estate;\n(4) an action for trial of title to real property that is guardianship estate property, including the enforcement of a lien against the property;\n(5) an action for trial of the right of property that is guardianship estate property;\n(6) after a guardianship of the estate of a ward is required to be settled as provided by Section 1204.001:\n(A) an action brought by or on behalf of the former ward against a former guardian of the ward for alleged misconduct arising from the performance of the person's duties as guardian;\n(B) an action calling on the surety of a guardian or former guardian to perform in place of the guardian or former guardian, which may include the award of a judgment against the guardian or former guardian in favor of the surety;\n(C) an action against a former guardian of the former ward that is brought by a surety that is called on to perform in place of the former guardian;\n(D) a claim for the payment of compensation, expenses, and court costs, and any other matter authorized under Chapter 1155; and\n(E) a matter related to an authorization made or duty performed by a guardian under Chapter 1204; and\n(7) the appointment of a trustee for a trust created under Section 1301.053 or 1301.054, the settling of an account of the trustee, and all other matters relating to the trust.\n(a-1) For purposes of this code, in a county in which there is no statutory probate court, but in which there is a county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, a matter related to a guardianship proceeding includes:\n(1) all matters and actions described in Subsection (a);\n(2) the interpretation and administration of a testamentary trust in which a ward is an income or remainder beneficiary; and\n(3) the interpretation and administration of an inter vivos trust in which a ward is an income or remainder beneficiary.\n(b) For purposes of this code, in a county in which there is a statutory probate court, a matter related to a guardianship proceeding includes:\n(1) all matters and actions described in Subsections (a) and (a-1);\n(2) a suit, action, or application filed against or on behalf of a guardianship or a trustee of a trust created under Section 1301.053 or 1301.054; and\n(3) a cause of action in which a guardian in a guardianship pending in the statutory probate court is a party.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.015(a), eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 20.007, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE B. SCOPE, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE","CHAPTER 1021. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1021.htm#1021.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"c14c760aee2816e0acb49dcfebb2db2cca300c3166014a756300c5d14740c4ba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.031","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1022.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}