(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.