{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-51.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 51.055","heading":"SERVICE ON PARTY'S ATTORNEY OF RECORD.","body":"(a) If a party is represented by an attorney of record in a probate proceeding, each citation or notice required to be served on the party in that proceeding shall be served instead on that attorney. A notice under this subsection may be served by delivery to the attorney in person or by a qualified delivery method.\n(b) A notice may be served on an attorney of record under this section by:\n(1) another party to the proceeding;\n(2) the attorney of record for another party to the proceeding;\n(3) the appropriate sheriff or constable; or\n(4) any other person competent to testify.\n(c) Each of the following is prima facie evidence of the fact that service has been made under this section:\n(1) the written statement of an attorney of record showing service;\n(2) the return of the officer showing service; and\n(3) the affidavit of any other person showing service.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE B. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 51. NOTICES AND PROCESS IN PROBATE PROCEEDINGS IN GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER B. METHODS OF SERVING CITATION OR NOTICE; PERSONS TO BE SERVED"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.51.htm#51.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"2d7713ee71a25cb6b6b7e30b1ab39a058ad49c21a754a8a64e1e4adeb24d2fb9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-51.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-51.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}