Tex. Est. Code Section 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. Section 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.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (S.B. 1559), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 1053.053 — Exemption from Guardianship Proceeding Fees for Certain Military Servicemembers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­1053.­htm#1053.­053 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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