Texas § 305.252 COURT ORDER OR CITATION ON NEW BOND.

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§ 305.252 — COURT ORDER OR CITATION ON NEW BOND.

Texas § 305.252

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 305.252 (2026).

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Sec. 305.252. COURT ORDER OR CITATION ON NEW BOND.

(a)When a judge becomes aware that a bond is in any respect insufficient or that a bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed, the judge shall:

(1)without delay and without notice enter an order requiring the personal representative to give a new bond; or

(2)without delay have the representative cited to show cause why the representative should not be required to give a new bond.

(b)An order entered under Subsection (a)(1) must state:

(1)the reasons for requiring a new bond;

(2)the amount of the new bond; and

(3)the period within which the new bond must be given, which may not be earlier than the 10th day after the date of the order.

(c)A personal representative who opposes an order entered under Subsection (a)(1)

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Sec. 305.252. COURT ORDER OR CITATION ON NEW BOND. (a) When a judge becomes aware that a bond is in any respect insufficient or that a bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed, the judge shall:
(1) without delay and without notice enter an order requiring the personal representative to give a new bond; or
(2) without delay have the representative cited to show cause why the representative should not be required to give a new bond.
(b) An order entered under Subsection (a)(1) must state:
(1) the reasons for requiring a new bond;
(2) the amount of the new bond; and
(3) the period within which the new bond must be given, which may not be earlier than the 10th day after the date of the order.
(c) A personal representative who opposes an order entered under Subsection (a)(1) may demand a hearing on the order. The hearing must be held before the expiration of the period within which the new bond must be given.