Texas Estates Code

§ 1105.255 — NEW BOND IN DECREASED AMOUNT

ES § 1105.255Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP · Ch. 1105. QUALIFICATION OF GUARDIANS · Art. F. NEW BONDS

Statute text

View on source

(a)A guardian required to give a bond may at any time file with the clerk a written application requesting that the court reduce the amount of the bond.

(b)After the guardian files an application under Subsection (a), the clerk shall issue and have posted notice to all persons interested in the estate and to a surety on the bond. The notice must inform the interested persons and surety of:

(1)the fact that the application has been filed;

(2)the nature of the application; and

(3)the time the judge will hear the application.

(c)The judge may permit the filing of a new bond in a reduced amount if:

…

Legislative history

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