Tex. Est. Code Section 1156.052
Allowance for Ward’s Spouse or Dependent

(a)

Subject to Section 1156.051 (Certain Allowances Prohibited When Parent Is Guardian of Minor Ward) and on application to the court, the court may order the guardian of the estate of a ward to spend money from the ward’s estate for the education and maintenance of the ward’s spouse or dependent.

(b)

In determining whether to order the expenditure of money from a ward’s estate for the ward’s spouse or dependent, as appropriate, under this section, the court shall consider:

(1)

the circumstances of the ward, the ward’s spouse, and the ward’s dependents;

(2)

the ability and duty of the ward’s spouse to support himself or herself and the ward’s dependent;

(3)

the size of the ward’s estate;

(4)

a beneficial interest the ward or the ward’s spouse or dependent has in a trust; and

(5)

an existing estate plan, including a trust or will, that provides a benefit to the ward’s spouse or dependent.

(c)

A person who makes an application to the court under this section shall send notice of the application by a qualified delivery method to all interested persons.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 785), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 1156.052 — Allowance for Ward's Spouse or Dependent, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­1156.­htm#1156.­052 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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