Texas Judicial Branch

Barrett v. Barrett, 2025 Tex. Bus. 37 (4th Div.)

Barnard, J. | September 23, 2025

This opinion addresses whether a party may remove a case concerning trusts from statutory probate court to the business court. The court concluded it lacked jurisdiction because the claims asserted by the plaintiff arise out of Title 9 of the Property Code, and under section 25A.004(g) of the Texas Government Code, this court does not have jurisdiction over such claims unless they are part of the court’s supplemental jurisdiction, which requires agreement of the parties. Here, the parties disagreed.