TX · rules
Tex. R. Civ. P. 119
Acceptance of Service
The defendant may accept service of process, or waive the issuance or service thereof by a written
memorandum signed by him, or by his duly authorized agent or attorney, after suit is brought,
sworn to before a proper officer other than an attorney in the case, and filed among the papers of
the cause, and such waiver or acceptance shall have the same force and effect as if the citation had
been issued and served as provided by law. The party signing such memorandum shall be delivered
a copy of plaintiff's petition, and the receipt of the same shall be acknowledged in such
memorandum. In every divorce action such memorandum shall also include the defendant's
mailing address.
History
Notes and Comments 2024 Comment: The Estates Code provides for waiver of citation by certain parties in probate heirship proceedings and governs those proceedings.
Provenance
- Source
- txcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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