Tex. Est. Code § 1151.105 · Subchapter C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIANS OF THE ESTATE
ORDINARY DILIGENCE REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If there is a reasonable prospect of collecting the claims or recovering the property, the guardian of the estate shall use ordinary diligence to:
(1) collect all claims and debts due the ward; and
(2) recover possession of all property to which the ward has claim or title.
(b) If the guardian wilfully neglects to use ordinary diligence, the guardian and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable, on the suit of any person interested in the estate, for the use of the estate, the amount of the claims, or the value of the property that has been lost due to the guardian's neglect.
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
- Edition
- 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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