Texas Estates Code 1053.053 – Exemption From Guardianship Proceeding Fees for Certain Military Servicemembers
(a) In this section, “combat zone” means an area that the president of the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26 U.S.C. § 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United States are or have engaged in combat.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the clerk of a county court may not charge, or collect from, the estate of a proposed ward or ward any of the following fees if the court finds that the proposed ward or ward became incapacitated as a result of a personal injury sustained while in active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States in a combat zone:
(1) a fee for the filing of a guardianship proceeding; and
(2) a fee for any service rendered by the court regarding the administration of the guardianship.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1053.053
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012 - United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Texas Estates Code 22.033