Texas Estates Code 1053.054 – Exemption From Guardianship Fees for Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Others
(a) In this section:
(1) “Eligible proposed ward” or “eligible ward” means an individual listed in Section 615.003, Government Code.
(2) “Line of duty” and “personal injury” have the meanings assigned by Section 615.021(e), Government Code.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the clerk of a court may not charge, or collect from, the estate of an eligible proposed ward or eligible ward any of the following fees if the court finds the proposed ward or ward became incapacitated as a result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty in the individual’s position as described by Section 615.003, Government Code:
(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 1053.054
- 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 - Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Texas Estates Code 22.033