Texas Estates Code 356.152 – Contents of Application; Hearing
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(a) An application under § 356.151 must:
(1) describe the livestock sought to be sold; and
(2) state why granting the application is necessary or to the estate‘s advantage.
(b) The court:
(1) shall promptly consider the application; and
(2) may hear evidence for or against the application, with or without notice, as the facts warrant.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 356.152
- 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 - Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012 - 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.