{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-31.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 31.001","heading":"SCOPE OF \"PROBATE PROCEEDING\" FOR PURPOSES OF CODE.","body":"The term \"probate proceeding,\" as used in this code, includes:\n(1) the probate of a will, with or without administration of the estate;\n(2) the issuance of letters testamentary and of administration;\n(3) an heirship determination or small estate affidavit, community property administration, and homestead and family allowances;\n(4) an application, petition, motion, or action regarding the probate of a will or an estate administration, including a claim for money owed by the decedent;\n(5) a claim arising from an estate administration and any action brought on the claim;\n(6) the settling of a personal representative's account of an estate and any other matter related to the settlement, partition, or distribution of an estate;\n(7) a will construction suit; and\n(8) a will modification or reformation proceeding under Subchapter J, Chapter 255.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 13(a), eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE A. SCOPE, JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND COURTS","CHAPTER 31. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.31.htm#31.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"2af2b12ab7077b1af43b65c75509e13f2976f78ce19a36935ff9db4fc208f297","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-22.034","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-31.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}