{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.555","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1158.555","heading":"INCREASED OR ADDITIONAL BOND NOT REQUIRED.","body":"Notwithstanding Sections 1158.554(c) and (d), if the real estate sold is encumbered by a lien to secure a claim against the estate and is sold to the owner or holder of the secured claim in full payment, liquidation, and satisfaction of the claim, an increased general bond or additional bond may not be required except for the amount of any cash paid to the guardian of the estate in excess of the amount necessary to pay, liquidate, and satisfy the claim in full.\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 L. APPROVAL OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND TRANSFER OF TITLE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1158.htm#1158.555","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"463983aa6f3fba2777da2c4d6cbdf68997b3a89faaaedb34a526340c98bd1dcc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.554","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1158.556"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}