§ 1105.251 — GROUNDS FOR REQUIRING NEW BOND.

Texas § 1105.251

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code ES: Estates Code

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Sec. 1105.251. GROUNDS FOR REQUIRING NEW BOND. (a) A guardian may be required to give a new bond if:
(1) a surety on a bond dies, removes beyond the limits of this state, or becomes insolvent;
(2) in the court's opinion:
(A) the sureties on a bond are insufficient; or
(B) a bond is defective;
(3) the amount of a bond is insufficient;
(4) a surety on a bond petitions the court to be discharged from future liability on the bond; or
(5) a bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed.
(b) A person interested in the guardianship may have the guardian cited to appear and show cause why the guardian should not be required to give a new bond by filing a written application with the county clerk of the county in which the guardianship proceeding is pending. The application must allege that:
(1) the bond is insufficient or defective; or
(2) the bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed.

Legislative History

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