Texas Estates Code 1054.153 – Investigation Report
(a) A court investigator shall file with the court a report containing the court investigator’s findings and conclusions after conducting an investigation under Section 1054.151 or 1054.152.
(b) In a contested case, the court investigator shall provide copies of the report of the court investigator’s findings and conclusions to the attorneys for the parties before the earlier of:
(1) the seventh day after the date the court investigator completes the report; or
(2) the 10th day before the date the trial is scheduled to begin.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1054.153
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(c) Disclosure to a jury of the contents of a court investigator’s report is subject to the Texas Rules of Evidence.
Texas Estates Code 1054.153 – Investigation Report
(a) A court investigator shall file with the court a report containing the court investigator’s findings and conclusions after conducting an investigation under Section 1054.151 or 1054.152.
(b) In a contested case, the court investigator shall provide copies of the report of the court investigator’s findings and conclusions to the attorneys for the parties before the earlier of:
(1) the seventh day after the date the court investigator completes the report; or
(2) the 10th day before the date the trial is scheduled to begin.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1054.153
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(c) Disclosure to a jury of the contents of a court investigator’s report is subject to the Texas Rules of Evidence.