Terms Used In Texas Government Code 54A.302

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

This subchapter applies only with respect to:
(1) a county court with jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings or protective services proceedings; and
(2) a statutory county court with jurisdiction over:
(A) guardianship proceedings, other than a court created by statute and designated as a statutory probate court under Chapter 25; or
(B) protective services proceedings.