{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1204.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1204.052","heading":"TAXES AND EXPENSES OF ADMINISTRATION; SALE OF ESTATE PROPERTY.","body":"Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a probate court in which proceedings to declare heirship are maintained may order:\n(1) the guardian to pay any taxes or expenses of administering the estate; and\n(2) the sale of property in the ward's estate, when necessary, to:\n(A) pay the taxes or expenses of administering the estate; or\n(B) distribute the estate among the heirs.\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 1204. FINAL SETTLEMENT, ACCOUNTING, AND DISCHARGE","SUBCHAPTER B. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES AND DEBTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1204.htm#1204.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"9da2650f0383de2e9a36f1293ef4c102b509cdb557b13d4214bcb482458fcda5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1204.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1204.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}