Texas Estates Code
§ 1151.202 — APPLICATION; ORDER
ES § 1151.202Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP · Ch. 1151. RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES UNDER GUARDIANSHIP · Art. E. AUTHORITY OF GUARDIAN TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN BORROWING
Statute text
View on source(a)The guardian of the estate must file a sworn application with the court for authority to:
(1)borrow money for a purpose authorized by Section 1151.201(a) or (b); or
(2)create or extend a lien on estate property as security.
(b)The application must state fully and in detail the circumstances that the guardian of the estate believes make the granting of the authority necessary.
(c)On the filing of an application under Subsection (a), the clerk shall issue and have posted a citation to all interested persons stating the nature of the application and requiring the interested persons to appear and show cause why the application should not be granted.
(d)If the court is satisfied by the evidence presented at the hearing on an application filed under Subsection (a) that it is in the interest of the ward or the ward's estate to borrow money or to extend and renew an existing lien, the court shall issue an order to that effect, setting out the terms of the authority granted.
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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.