Tex. Estates Code § 1055.051
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1055.051, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1055.051. HEARING BY SUBMISSION.
Official statutory text
(a) A court may consider by submission a motion or application filed under this title unless the proceeding is:
(1) contested; or
(2) an application for the appointment of a guardian.
(b) The party seeking relief under a motion or application being considered by the court on submission has the burden of proof at the hearing.
(c) The court may consider a person's failure to file a response to a motion or application that may be considered on submission as a representation that the person does not oppose the motion or application.
(d) A person's request for oral argument is not a response to a motion or application under this section.
(e) The court, on the court's own motion, may order oral argument on a motion or application that may be considered by submission.
(1) contested; or
(2) an application for the appointment of a guardian.
(b) The party seeking relief under a motion or application being considered by the court on submission has the burden of proof at the hearing.
(c) The court may consider a person's failure to file a response to a motion or application that may be considered on submission as a representation that the person does not oppose the motion or application.
(d) A person's request for oral argument is not a response to a motion or application under this section.
(e) The court, on the court's own motion, may order oral argument on a motion or application that may be considered by submission.
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