{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1158.001","heading":"COURT ORDER AUTHORIZING SALE.","body":"(a) Except as provided by this chapter, any property of a ward may not be sold without a court order authorizing the sale.\n(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided by this title, the court may order property of a ward to be sold for cash or on credit, at public auction or privately, as the court considers most advantageous to the estate.\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 E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1158. SALE OR PARTITION OF WARD'S PROPERTY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1158.htm#1158.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"c12115f773c4679c5ded17c3cbad035c18154e4629d4591db8468d84bfc04aa3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1157.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}