Tex. Est. Code § 1155.003 · Subchapter A. COMPENSATION OF GUARDIANS IN GENERAL
COMPENSATION FOR GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The guardian of an estate is entitled to reasonable compensation on application to the court at the time the court approves an annual or final accounting filed by the guardian under this title.
(b) A fee of five percent of the gross income of the ward's estate and five percent of all money paid out of the estate, subject to the award of an additional amount under Section 1155.006(a) following a review under Section 1155.006(a)(1), is considered reasonable under this section if the court finds that the guardian has taken care of and managed the estate in compliance with the standards of this title.
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.
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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.1155.htm
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BenchPath cards that rely on this text
- Administrative Order 2016-01 on Application for Guardian's Compensation in Excess of the Statutory Commission (Bexar County Probate Courts; effective June 1, 2016)
- Administrative Order 2016-02 on Application for Trustee's Request for Compensation to be Deemed Unreasonably Low (Bexar County Probate Courts; effective June 1, 2016)
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