Texas Estates Code

§ 1105.101 — BOND GENERALLY REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS

ES § 1105.101Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP · Ch. 1105. QUALIFICATION OF GUARDIANS · Art. C. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS

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(a)Except as provided by this section, a guardian of the person or the estate of a ward shall give a bond.

(b)A bond is not required if the guardian is:

(1)a corporate fiduciary; or

(2)a guardianship program operated by a county.

(c)The court shall issue letters of guardianship of the person to a person without the requirement of a bond if:

(1)the person is named to be appointed guardian in a will made by a surviving parent that is probated by a court in this state, or in a written declaration made by a surviving parent, and the will or declaration directs that the guardian serve without a bond; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.