Texas Estates Code

§ 1105.159 — WITHDRAWAL OF DEPOSITS ON CLOSING OF GUARDIANSHIP

ES § 1105.159Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP · Ch. 1105. QUALIFICATION OF GUARDIANS · Art. D. OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS OF GUARDIANS OF THE ESTATE

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(a)Any deposit of assets of the guardian of an estate, the guardianship, or a surety that remains at the time a guardianship is closed shall be released by court order and paid to the person entitled to the assets.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), a writ of attachment or garnishment does not lie against a deposit described by Subsection (a).

(c)A writ of attachment or garnishment may lie against a deposit described by Subsection (a) as to a claim of a creditor of the guardianship or a person interested in the guardianship, including a distributee or ward, only to the extent the court has ordered distribution.

Legislative history

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