A statutory probate court judge may transfer certain related causes of action into the court and may consolidate them with the estate proceedings.
Sec. 34.001. TRANSFER TO STATUTORY PROBATE COURT OF PROCEEDING RELATED TO PROBATE PROCEEDING. (a) A judge of a statutory probate court, on the motion of a party to the action or on the motion of a person interested in an estate, may transfer to the judge's court from a district, county, or statutory court a cause of action related to a probate proceeding pending in the statutory probate court or a cause of action in which a personal representative of an estate pending in the statutory probate court is a party and may consolidate the transferred cause of action with the other proceedings in the statutory probate court relating to that estate. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, Title 1, Chapter 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, or 151, or Section 351.001, 351.002, 351.053, 351.352, 351.353, 351.354, or 351.355, the proper venue for an action by or against a personal representative for personal injury, death, or property damages is determined under Section 15.007, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5228, ch. 958, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1431, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 3.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (S.B. 408), Sec. 12(c), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1338 (S.B. 1198), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2014. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Probate Code, Art/Sec 5B by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.009, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 20.006, eff. September 1, 2015.