Sec. 31.001.  SCOPE OF "PROBATE PROCEEDING" FOR PURPOSES OF CODE.  The term "probate proceeding," as used in this code, includes:
(1)  the probate of a will, with or without administration of the estate;
(2)  the issuance of letters testamentary and of administration;
(3)  an heirship determination or small estate affidavit, community property administration, and homestead and family allowances;
(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;
(5)  a claim arising from an estate administration and any action brought on the claim;
(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;
(7)  a will construction suit; and
(8)  a will modification or reformation proceeding under Subchapter J, Chapter 255.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 13(a), eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.