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TX Est Code § 1158.653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter N. Purchase of Estate Property by Guardian|Section 1158.653. Exception: Best Interest of Estate

Sec. 1158.653.  EXCEPTION: BEST INTEREST OF ESTATE.  (a)  The guardian of the estate may purchase estate property on the court's determination that the sale is in the estate's best interest.(b)  In the case of an application filed by the guardian of the estate of a ward, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the ward with respect to the sale.(c)  The court may require notice for a sale made under this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1158.654 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter N. Purchase of Estate Property by Guardian|Section 1158.654. Purchase in Violation of Subchapter

Sec. 1158.654.  PURCHASE IN VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  If the guardian of the estate of a ward purchases estate property in violation of this subchapter, a person interested in the estate may file a written complaint with the court in which the guardianship proceedings are pending.(b)  On service of citation on the guardian on a complaint filed under Subsection (a) and after hearing and proof, the court shall:(1)  declare the sale void;(2)  set aside the sale; and(3)  order the reconveyance of the property to the estate.(c)  The court shall adjudge against the guardian all costs of the sale, protest, and suit, if found necessary.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1158.701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter O. Partition of Ward's Interest in Real Estate|Section 1158.701. Partition by Agreement

Sec. 1158.701.  PARTITION BY AGREEMENT.  (a)  The guardian of the estate of a ward may agree to a partition of real estate in which the ward owns an interest in common with one or more other part owners if, in the opinion of the guardian, it is in the best interests of the ward's estate to partition the real estate.(b)  An agreement under Subsection (a) is subject to the approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1158.702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter O. Partition of Ward's Interest in Real Estate|Section 1158.702. Application for Approval of Partition Agreement

Sec. 1158.702.  APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PARTITION AGREEMENT.  (a)  When a guardian has reached an agreement with the other part owners on how to partition real estate as described by Section 1158.701, the guardian shall file with the court in which the guardianship proceedings are pending an application to have the agreement approved by the court.(b)  The application must:(1)  describe the real estate to be divided;(2)  state why it is in the best interests of the ward's estate to partition the real estate; and(3)  show that the proposed partition agreement is fair and just to the ward's estate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1158.703 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter O. Partition of Ward's Interest in Real Estate|Section 1158.703. Hearing

Sec. 1158.703.  HEARING.  (a)  The county clerk shall immediately call to the attention of the judge of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending the filing of an application required by Section 1158.702.  The judge shall designate a day to hear the application.(b)  The application must remain on file at least 10 days before any orders are entered.(c)  The judge may continue a hearing held under this section from time to time until the judge is satisfied concerning the application.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1158.704 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter O. Partition of Ward's Interest in Real Estate|Section 1158.704. Order

Sec. 1158.704.  ORDER.  If the judge is satisfied that the proposed partition of the real estate is in the best interests of the ward's estate, the court shall enter an order approving the partition and directing the guardian to execute the necessary agreement for the purpose of implementing the order and partition.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1158.705 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter O. Partition of Ward's Interest in Real Estate|Section 1158.705. Partition Without Court Approval; Ratification of Partition Agreement

Sec. 1158.705.  PARTITION WITHOUT COURT APPROVAL; RATIFICATION OF PARTITION AGREEMENT.  (a)  If a guardian, without court approval as provided by this subchapter, executes or intends to execute an agreement to partition any real estate in which the ward has an interest, the guardian shall file with the court in which the guardianship proceedings are pending an application for the approval and ratification of the partition agreement.(b)  The application must:(1)  refer to the agreement in a manner in which the court can fully understand the nature of the partition and the real estate being divided; and(2)  state that, in the opinion of the guardian, the agreement is fair and just to the ward's estate and is in the best interests of the estate.(c)  On the filing of an application under Subsection (a), the court shall hold a hearing on the application as provided by Section 1158.703.  The court shall enter an order ratifying and approving the partition agreement if the court is of the opinion that the partition is:(1)  fairly made; and(2)  in the best interests of the ward's estate.(d)  On ratification and approval, the partition is effective and binding as if originally executed after a court order.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1158.706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1158 - Sale or Partition of Ward's Property|Subchapter O. Partition of Ward's Interest in Real Estate|Section 1158.706. Partition by Suit

Sec. 1158.706.  PARTITION BY SUIT.  (a)  The guardian of the estate of a ward may bring a suit in the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending for the partition of any real estate that the ward owns in common with one or more other part owners if the guardian is of the opinion that it is in the best interests of the ward's estate that the real estate be partitioned.(b)  The court may enter an order partitioning the real estate to the owner of the real estate, if after hearing the suit, the court is satisfied that the partition of the real estate is necessary.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1159.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1159 - Renting Estate Property|Subchapter A. Rental and Return of Estate Property|Section 1159.001. Renting Estate Property Without Court Order

Sec. 1159.001.  RENTING ESTATE PROPERTY WITHOUT COURT ORDER.  (a)  The guardian of an estate, without a court order, may rent any of the estate property for one year or less, at public auction or privately, as is considered to be in the best interests of the estate.(b)  On the sworn complaint of any person interested in the estate, the court shall require a guardian of the estate who, without a court order, rents estate property to account to the estate for the reasonable value of the rent of the property, to be ascertained by the court on satisfactory evidence.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1159.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1159 - Renting Estate Property|Subchapter A. Rental and Return of Estate Property|Section 1159.002. Renting Estate Property With Court Order

Sec. 1159.002.  RENTING ESTATE PROPERTY WITH COURT ORDER.  (a) The guardian of an estate may file a written application with the court setting forth the property the guardian seeks to rent.  If the proposed rental period is one year or more, the guardian of the estate shall file a written application with the court setting forth the property the guardian seeks to rent.(b)  If the court finds that granting an application filed under Subsection (a) is in the interests of the estate, the court shall grant the application and issue an order that:(1)  describes the property to be rented; and(2)  states whether the property will be rented at public auction or privately, whether for cash or on credit, and if on credit, the extent of the credit and the period for which the property may be rented.(c)  If, under Subsection (b), the court orders property to be rented at public auction, the court shall prescribe whether notice of the auction shall be published or posted.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1159.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1159 - Renting Estate Property|Subchapter A. Rental and Return of Estate Property|Section 1159.003. Estate Property Rented on Credit

Sec. 1159.003.  ESTATE PROPERTY RENTED ON CREDIT.  (a)  Possession of estate property rented on credit may not be delivered until the renter executes and delivers to the guardian of the estate a note with good personal security for the amount of the rent.  If the property is delivered without the guardian receiving the required security, the guardian and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable for the full amount of the rent.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a rental that is paid in installments in advance of the period to which the installments relate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1159.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1159 - Renting Estate Property|Subchapter A. Rental and Return of Estate Property|Section 1159.004. Condition of Returned Estate Property

Sec. 1159.004.  CONDITION OF RETURNED ESTATE PROPERTY. (a) Estate property that is rented must be returned to the estate's possession in as good a condition, except for reasonable wear and tear, as when the property was rented.(b)  The guardian of the estate shall:(1)  ensure that rented estate property is returned in the condition required by Subsection (a);(2)  report to the court any damage to, or loss or destruction of, estate property rented under this chapter; and(3)  ask the court for the authority to take any necessary action.(c)  A guardian who fails to act as required by this section and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable to the estate for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the guardian's failure.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1159.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1159 - Renting Estate Property|Subchapter A. Rental and Return of Estate Property|Section 1159.005. Complaint for Failure to Rent

Sec. 1159.005.  COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO RENT.  (a) A person interested in a guardianship may:(1)  file a written and sworn complaint in the court in which the estate is pending; and(2)  have the guardian of the estate cited to appear and show cause why the guardian did not rent any estate property.(b)  The court, on hearing the complaint, shall issue an order that is in the best interests of the estate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1159.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1159 - Renting Estate Property|Subchapter B. Report on Rented Estate Property|Section 1159.051. Reports Concerning Rentals

Sec. 1159.051.  REPORTS CONCERNING RENTALS.  (a) A guardian of an estate who rents estate property with an appraised value of $3,000 or more, not later than the 30th day after the date of the rental, shall file with the court a sworn and written report stating:(1)  the property rented and the property's appraised value;(2)  the date the property was rented and whether the rental occurred at public auction or privately;(3)  the name of the person renting the property;(4)  the rental amount;(5)  whether the rental was for cash or on credit; and (6)  if the rental was on credit, the length of time, the terms, and the security received for the credit.(b)  A guardian of an estate who rents estate property with an appraised value of less than $3,000 may report the rental in the next annual or final account that must be filed as required by law.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1159.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1159 - Renting Estate Property|Subchapter B. Report on Rented Estate Property|Section 1159.052. Court Action on Report

Sec. 1159.052.  COURT ACTION ON REPORT.  (a)  After the fifth day after the date the report of the rental is filed, the court shall:(1)  examine the report; and(2)  by order approve and confirm the rental if the court finds the rental just and reasonable.(b)  If the court disapproves the rental, the guardianship is not bound and the court may order another offering for rent of the property in the same manner and subject to the provisions of this chapter.(c)  If the court approves the rental and it later appears that, by reason of the fault of the guardian of the estate, the property was not rented for the property's reasonable value, the court shall have the guardian and the sureties on the guardian's bond appear and show cause why the reasonable value of the rental of the property should not be adjudged against the guardian or sureties.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1160.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1160 - Matters Relating to Mineral Properties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 1160.001. Definitions

Sec. 1160.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Gas" includes all liquid hydrocarbons in the gaseous phase in the reservoir.(2)  "Land" includes minerals or an interest in minerals in place.(3)  "Mineral development" includes exploration for, whether by geophysical or other means, drilling for, mining for, development of, operations in connection with, production of, and saving of oil, other liquid hydrocarbons, gas, gaseous elements, sulphur, metals, and all other minerals, whether solid or otherwise.(4)  "Property" includes land, minerals in place, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, and an interest of any kind in the property, including a royalty interest, owned by an estate.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1160.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1160 - Matters Relating to Mineral Properties|Subchapter B. Mineral Leases After Public Notice|Section 1160.051. Authorization for Leasing of Minerals

Sec. 1160.051.  AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASING OF MINERALS.  (a)  The court in which a guardianship proceeding is pending may authorize the guardian, acting solely under a court order, to make, execute, and deliver a lease, with or without a unitization clause or pooling provision, providing for the exploration for and development and production of oil, other liquid hydrocarbons, gas, metals and other solid minerals, and other minerals, or any of those minerals in place, belonging to the estate.(b)  A lease authorized by Subsection (a) must be made and entered into under and in conformity with this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1160.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1160 - Matters Relating to Mineral Properties|Subchapter B. Mineral Leases After Public Notice|Section 1160.052. Lease Application

Sec. 1160.052.  LEASE APPLICATION.  (a)  The guardian of the estate shall file with the court a written application for authority to lease estate property for mineral exploration and development, with or without a pooling provision or unitization clause.(b)  The lease application must:(1)  describe the property fully enough by reference to the amount of acreage, the survey name or number, or the abstract number, or by another method that adequately identifies the property and the property's location in the county in which the property is located;(2)  specify the interest thought to be owned by the estate, if less than the whole, but request authority to include all of the interest owned by the estate if that is the intention; and(3)  set out the reasons the estate property described in the application should be leased.(c)  The lease application is not required to set out or suggest:(1)  the name of any proposed lessee; or(2)  the terms, provisions, or form of any desired lease.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1160.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1160 - Matters Relating to Mineral Properties|Subchapter B. Mineral Leases After Public Notice|Section 1160.053. Scheduling of Hearing on Application; Continuance

Sec. 1160.053.  SCHEDULING OF HEARING ON APPLICATION; CONTINUANCE.  (a)  Immediately after the filing of a lease application under Section 1160.052, the county clerk shall call the filing of the application to the court's attention.  The judge shall promptly make and enter a brief order designating the time and place for hearing the application.(b)  If the hearing is not held at the time originally designated by the court or by a timely continuance order entered, the hearing shall be continued automatically without further notice to the same time on the following day, other than Sundays and holidays on which the county courthouse is officially closed, and from day to day until the lease application is finally acted on and disposed of by court order.  Notice of an automatic continuance is not required.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1160.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1160 - Matters Relating to Mineral Properties|Subchapter B. Mineral Leases After Public Notice|Section 1160.054. Notice of Hearing on Application

Sec. 1160.054.  NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPLICATION.  (a)  At least 10 days before the date set for the hearing on a lease application filed under Section 1160.052, excluding the date of notice and the date set for the hearing, the guardian of the estate shall give notice of the hearing by:(1)  publishing the notice in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proceeding is pending; or(2)  if there is no newspaper in the county, posting the notice or having the notice posted.(b)  If the notice is published, the date of notice is the date printed on the newspaper.(c)  The notice must:(1)  be dated;(2)  be directed to all persons interested in the estate;(3)  state the date on which the lease application was filed;(4)  describe briefly the property sought to be leased;(5)  specify the fractional interest sought to be leased if less than the entire interest in the tract identified; and(6)  state the time and place designated by the judge for the hearing.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|
TX Est Code § 1160.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Estates Code|Title 3 - Guardianship and Related Procedures|Subtitle E - Administration of Guardianship|Chapter 1160 - Matters Relating to Mineral Properties|Subchapter B. Mineral Leases After Public Notice|Section 1160.055. Requirements Regarding Order and Notice Mandatory

Sec. 1160.055.  REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ORDER AND NOTICE MANDATORY.  A court order authorizing any act to be performed in accordance with a lease application filed under Section 1160.052 is void in the absence of:(1)  a written order originally designating a time and place for the hearing;(2)  a notice issued by the guardian of the estate in compliance with the order; and(3)  proof of publication or posting of the notice as required under Section 1160.054.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.|