Texas § 1203.202 RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN.

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

Texas § 1203.202

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 1203.202 (2026).

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Sec. 1203.202. RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN.

(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;

(2)settle with the predecessor and receive and give a receipt for any portion of the estate property that remains in the predecessor's possession; or

(3)commence a suit on the bond or b

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Sec. 1203.202. RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN. (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;
(2) settle with the predecessor and receive and give a receipt for any portion of the estate property that remains in the predecessor's possession; or
(3) commence a suit on the bond or bonds of the predecessor, in the successor's own name and capacity, for all the estate property that:
(A) came into the predecessor's possession; and
(B) has not been accounted for by the predecessor.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759 ), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 1438 ), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2015.