Parker v. Filip, No. 14-23-00372-CV, 2023 WL 5627052 (Tex. App.—Houston [14^th Dist.] Aug. 31, 2023, no pet. h.).

Trusts

Venue

In a dispute over the proper venue for a trusts case, the court held that “section 15.016 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code requires that the mandatory venue provisions in section 115.002 of the Property Code prevail over section 15.011 of Civil Practice and Remedies Code.” Id. at *2.

 

Moral:  The venue provisions of the Trust Code prevail over the general venue provisions of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

 

 

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