Texas Estates Code

§ 1203.051 — REMOVAL WITHOUT NOTICE; APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND ATTORNEY AD LITEM

ES § 1203.051Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part F. EVALUATION, MODIFICATION, OR TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP · Ch. 1203. RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, OR DEATH OF GUARDIAN; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR · Art. B. REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF GUARDIAN

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(a)The court, on the court's own motion or on the motion of an interested person, including the ward, and without notice, may remove a guardian appointed under this title who:

(1)neglects to qualify in the manner and time required by law;

(2)fails to return, not later than the 30th day after the date the guardian qualifies, an inventory of the guardianship estate property and a list of claims that have come to the guardian's knowledge, unless that deadline is extended by court order;

(3)if required, fails to give a new bond within the period prescribed;

(4)is absent from the state for a consecutive period of three or more months without the court's permission, or removes from the state;

(5)cannot be served with notices or other processes because:

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.053, eff. January 1, 2014.