Tex. Est. Code § 1105.101 · Subchapter C. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS
BOND GENERALLY REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by this section, a guardian of the person or the estate of a ward shall give a bond.
(b) A bond is not required if the guardian is:
(1) a corporate fiduciary; or
(2) a guardianship program operated by a county.
(c) The court shall issue letters of guardianship of the person to a person without the requirement of a bond if:
(1) the person is named to be appointed guardian in a will made by a surviving parent that is probated by a court in this state, or in a written declaration made by a surviving parent, and the will or declaration directs that the guardian serve without a bond; and
(2) the court finds that the guardian is qualified.
(d) The court may not waive the requirement of bond for the guardian of the estate of a ward, regardless of whether a surviving parent's will or written declaration directs the court to waive the bond.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1105.htm
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