{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1203.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1203.201","heading":"PAYMENT TO WARD WHILE OFFICE OF GUARDIAN IS VACANT.","body":"(a) A debtor, obligor, or payor may pay or tender money or another thing of value falling due to a ward while the office of guardian is vacant to the court clerk for the credit of the ward.\n(b) Payment or tender under Subsection (a) discharges the debtor, obligor, or payor of the obligation for all purposes to the extent and purpose of the payment or tender.\n(c) The court clerk shall issue a receipt for any payment or tender accepted under this section.\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 F. EVALUATION, MODIFICATION, OR TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1203. RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, OR DEATH OF GUARDIAN; APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR","SUBCHAPTER E. PROCEDURES AFTER RESIGNATION, REMOVAL, OR DEATH OF GUARDIAN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1203.htm#1203.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"77074e9eb245a172c9b0c12d4fb28a6bd0aaff1a4eb364856592e050ddeb3e51","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1203.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1203.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}