Tex. Estates Code § 51.201
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 51.201, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 51.201. WAIVER OF NOTICE OF HEARING.
Official statutory text
(a) A legally competent person who is interested in a hearing in a probate proceeding may waive notice of the hearing in writing either in person or through an attorney.
(b) A trustee of a trust may waive notice under Subsection (a) on behalf of a beneficiary of the trust as provided by that subsection.
(c) A consul or other representative of a foreign government whose appearance has been entered as provided by law on behalf of a person residing in a foreign country may waive notice under Subsection (a) on the person's behalf as provided by that subsection.
(d) A person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court in a hearing is considered to have waived notice of the hearing.
(b) A trustee of a trust may waive notice under Subsection (a) on behalf of a beneficiary of the trust as provided by that subsection.
(c) A consul or other representative of a foreign government whose appearance has been entered as provided by law on behalf of a person residing in a foreign country may waive notice under Subsection (a) on the person's behalf as provided by that subsection.
(d) A person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court in a hearing is considered to have waived notice of the hearing.
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