Texas Estates Code
§ 1156.052 — ALLOWANCE FOR WARD'S SPOUSE, MINOR CHILDREN, OR INCAPACITATED ADULT CHILDREN
ES § 1156.052Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP · Ch. 1156. EDUCATION AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES PAID FROM WARD'S ESTATE · Art. B. ALLOWANCES FOR WARD'S FAMILY
Statute text
View on source(a)Subject to Section 1156.051 and on application to the court, the court may order the guardian of the estate of a ward to spend money from the ward's estate for the education and maintenance of the ward's spouse, minor children, or incapacitated adult children.
(b)In determining whether to order the expenditure of money from a ward's estate for the ward's spouse, minor children, or incapacitated adult children, as appropriate, under this section, the court shall consider:
(1)the circumstances of the ward, the ward's spouse, and the ward's minor children and incapacitated adult children;
(2)the ability and duty of the ward's spouse to support himself or herself and the ward's minor children or incapacitated adult children;
(3)the size of the ward's estate;
(4)a beneficial interest the ward or the ward's spouse, minor children, or incapacitated adult children have in a trust; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 785), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1760), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1760), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2025.