Tex. Est. Code Section 1203.202
Rights, Powers, and Duties of Successor Guardian

(a)

A successor guardian has the rights and powers and is subject to all the duties of the predecessor.

(b)

A guardian who accepts appointment and qualifies after letters of guardianship have been granted on the estate shall:

(1)

succeed in like manner to the predecessor; and

(2)

administer the estate in like manner as if the guardian’s administration were a continuation of the former administration.

(c)

A successor guardian may:

(1)

make himself or herself, and be made, a party to a suit prosecuted by or against the successor’s predecessor;

(2)

settle with the predecessor and receive and give a receipt for any portion of the estate property that remains in the predecessor’s possession; or

(3)

commence a suit on the bond or bonds of the predecessor, in the successor’s own name and capacity, for all the estate property that:

(A)

came into the predecessor’s possession; and

(B)

has not been accounted for by the predecessor.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 1438), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 1203.202 — Rights, Powers, and Duties of Successor Guardian, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­1203.­htm#1203.­202 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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