Tex. Est. Code § 1151.103 · Subchapter C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIANS OF THE ESTATE
EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY WITHOUT COURT ORDER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The guardian of the estate of a ward may, without application to or order of the court:
(1) release a lien on payment at maturity of the debt secured by the lien;
(2) vote stocks by limited or general proxy;
(3) pay calls and assessments;
(4) insure the estate against liability in appropriate cases;
(5) insure estate property against fire, theft, and other hazards; and
(6) pay taxes, court costs, and bond premiums.
(b) A guardian of the estate may apply and obtain a court order if the guardian doubts the propriety of the exercise of any power listed in Subsection (a).
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
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1151.htm
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