Texas Estates Code 1105.151 – General Formalities
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1105.151
- 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 - Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Judge: means the presiding judge of any court having original jurisdiction over probate proceedings, regardless of whether the court is:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise probate jurisdiction; or
(3) a district court exercising probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.019 - Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
A bond given by a guardian of the estate must:
(1) be conditioned as required by law;
(2) be payable to the judge or that judge’s successors in office;
(3) have the written approval of the judge in the judge’s official capacity; and
(4) be executed and approved in accordance with this subchapter.