{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1105.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1105.101","heading":"BOND GENERALLY REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this section, a guardian of the person or the estate of a ward shall give a bond.\n(b) A bond is not required if the guardian is:\n(1) a corporate fiduciary; or\n(2) a guardianship program operated by a county.\n(c) The court shall issue letters of guardianship of the person to a person without the requirement of a bond if:\n(1) the person is named to be appointed guardian in a will made by a surviving parent that is probated by a court in this state, or in a written declaration made by a surviving parent, and the will or declaration directs that the guardian serve without a bond; and\n(2) the court finds that the guardian is qualified.\n(d) The court may not waive the requirement of bond for the guardian of the estate of a ward, regardless of whether a surviving parent's will or written declaration directs the court to waive the bond.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1105. QUALIFICATION OF GUARDIANS","SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO BONDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1105.htm#1105.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"49f20769db51e26258831f4cff87c39707cb7a9c599c1bee2ae0feec7e5643a6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1105.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1105.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}