Texas Estates Code

§ 1203.202 — RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN

ES § 1203.202Title 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. E. PROCEDURES AFTER RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, OR DEATH OF GUARDIAN

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(a)A successor guardian has the rights and powers and is subject to all the duties of the predecessor.

(b)A guardian who accepts appointment and qualifies after letters of guardianship have been granted on the estate shall:

(1)succeed in like manner to the predecessor; and

(2)administer the estate in like manner as if the guardian's administration were a continuation of the former administration.

(c)A successor guardian may:

(1)make himself or herself, and be made, a party to a suit prosecuted by or against the successor's predecessor;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 1438), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2015.