Tex. Estates Code § 1054.153
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1054.153, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1054.153. INVESTIGATION REPORT.
Official statutory text
(a) A court investigator shall file with the court a report containing the court investigator's findings and conclusions after conducting an investigation under Section 1054.151 or 1054.152.
(b) In a contested case, the court investigator shall provide copies of the report of the court investigator's findings and conclusions to the attorneys for the parties before the earlier of:
(1) the seventh day after the date the court investigator completes the report; or
(2) the 10th day before the date the trial is scheduled to begin.
(c) Disclosure to a jury of the contents of a court investigator's report is subject to the Texas Rules of Evidence.
(b) In a contested case, the court investigator shall provide copies of the report of the court investigator's findings and conclusions to the attorneys for the parties before the earlier of:
(1) the seventh day after the date the court investigator completes the report; or
(2) the 10th day before the date the trial is scheduled to begin.
(c) Disclosure to a jury of the contents of a court investigator's report is subject to the Texas Rules of Evidence.
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