Tex. Est. Code § 1163.051 · Subchapter B. ACTION ON ANNUAL ACCOUNT
FILING AND CONSIDERATION OF ANNUAL ACCOUNT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The guardian of the estate shall file an annual account with the county clerk. The county clerk shall note the filing on the judge's docket.
(b) An annual account must remain on file for 10 days after the date the account is filed before being considered by the judge. After the expiration of that period, the judge shall consider the account and may continue the hearing on the account until fully advised on all account items.
(c) The court may not approve the annual account unless possession of cash, listed securities, or other assets held in safekeeping or on deposit under court order has been proven as required by law.
(d) If the court approves the annual account, the court shall enter an order to that effect.
(e) If the court does not approve the annual account, the court shall enter an order to that effect and require the guardian of the estate to file another annual account within a period prescribed by the order, which may not be later than the 30th day after the date the order is entered.
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.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.
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.1163.htm
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