Texas Special District Local Laws Code Chapter 7924A – Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581
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Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code Chapter 7924A - Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581
- 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 - Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- 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.
- Minor: means a person younger than 18 years of age who:
(1) has never been married; and
(2) has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes. See Texas Estates Code 22.022 - Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Probate: Proving a will
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.