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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to district court jurisdiction over suits concerning |
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trusts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 115.001(a), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, a |
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district court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over all |
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proceedings concerning trusts[, including proceedings to:
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[(1)construe a trust instrument;
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[(2) determine the law applicable to a trust
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instrument;
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[(3)appoint or remove a trustee;
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[(4) determine the powers, responsibilities, duties,
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and liability of a trustee;
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[(5)ascertain beneficiaries;
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[(6) make determinations of fact affecting the
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administration, distribution, or duration of a trust;
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[(7) determine a question arising in the
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administration or distribution of a trust;
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[(8) relieve a trustee from any or all of the duties,
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limitations, and restrictions otherwise existing under the terms of
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the trust instrument or of this subtitle;
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[(9) require an accounting by a trustee, review
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trustee fees, and settle interim or final accounts; and
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[(10)surcharge a trustee] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |