Tex. Est. Code Section 51.055
Service on Party’s Attorney of Record

(a)

If a party is represented by an attorney of record in a probate proceeding, each citation or notice required to be served on the party in that proceeding shall be served instead on that attorney. A notice under this subsection may be served by delivery to the attorney in person or by a qualified delivery method.

(b)

A notice may be served on an attorney of record under this section by:

(1)

another party to the proceeding;

(2)

the attorney of record for another party to the proceeding;

(3)

the appropriate sheriff or constable; or

(4)

any other person competent to testify.

(c)

Each of the following is prima facie evidence of the fact that service has been made under this section:

(1)

the written statement of an attorney of record showing service;

(2)

the return of the officer showing service; and

(3)

the affidavit of any other person showing service.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1373), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 51.055 — Service on Party's Attorney of Record, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­51.­htm#51.­055 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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