{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1055.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1055.051","heading":"HEARING BY SUBMISSION.","body":"(a) A court may consider by submission a motion or application filed under this title unless the proceeding is:\n(1) contested; or\n(2) an application for the appointment of a guardian.\n(b) The party seeking relief under a motion or application being considered by the court on submission has the burden of proof at the hearing.\n(c) The court may consider a person's failure to file a response to a motion or application that may be considered on submission as a representation that the person does not oppose the motion or application.\n(d) A person's request for oral argument is not a response to a motion or application under this section.\n(e) The court, on the court's own motion, may order oral argument on a motion or application that may be considered by submission.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 1055. TRIAL AND HEARING MATTERS","SUBCHAPTER B. TRIAL AND HEARING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1055.htm#1055.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"0b6c75166867cf0b4ffe7463371073c3875cf417d1f85f2ba3aa37cc86787938","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1055.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1055.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}