Tex. Est. Code § 1356.051 · Subchapter B. COURT ACTION REGARDING CERTAIN CONTRACTS
APPROVAL OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF A MINOR.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) On the petition of the guardian of the estate of a minor, a court may issue an order approving for purposes of this chapter an arts and entertainment contract, advertisement contract, or sports contract that is entered into by the minor.
(b) Approval of a contract under this section extends to the contract as a whole and each term and provision of the contract, including any optional or conditional contract provision relating to the extension or termination of the contract's term.
(c) A court may withhold approval of a contract in which part of the minor's net earnings will be set aside as provided by Section 1356.054 until the guardian of the minor's estate executes and files with the court written consent to the issuance of the order.
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.1356.htm
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Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1356.052NOTICE REQUIRED.Printed as Section 1356.051
- Tex. Est. Code § 1356.053NECESSARY PARTIES TO PROCEEDING.Printed as Section 1356.051
- Tex. Est. Code § 1356.054SET-ASIDE AND PRESERVATION OF PORTION OF NET EARNINGS.Printed as Section 1356.051
- Tex. Est. Code § 1356.055VALID CONTRACT NOT VOIDABLE.Printed as Section 1356.051
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