Texas probate courts possess wide-ranging authority to order relief on matters not directly pled in the original probate pleadings. This exceptional power provides the probate courts with considerable flexibility to fully and equitably resolve probate disputes. The Sivley v. Sivley, 972 S.W.2d 850, 855 (Tex. App. — Tyler 1998, orig. proceeding) case helps to understand...KEEP READING