Tex. Est. Code Section 1055.051
Hearing by Submission

(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.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 1055.051 — Hearing by Submission, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­1055.­htm#1055.­051 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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