{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1252.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1252.052","heading":"APPOINTMENT; ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP.","body":"(a) If a nonresident applicant meets the requirements of Section 1252.051, without the necessity of notice or citation, the court shall enter an order appointing the nonresident as guardian or coguardian of a nonresident ward's estate located in this state.\n(b) After the nonresident applicant qualifies in the manner required of resident guardians and files with the court a power of attorney appointing a resident agent to accept service of process in all actions or proceedings with respect to the estate, the clerk shall issue the letters of guardianship to the nonresident guardian.\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 G. SPECIAL TYPES OF GUARDIANSHIPS","CHAPTER 1252. GUARDIANSHIPS FOR NONRESIDENT WARDS","SUBCHAPTER B. NONRESIDENT GUARDIAN OF NONRESIDENT WARD'S ESTATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1252.htm#1252.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"0d777b0e6552cb5b4b3970627367ff300021bd3e8b1339841edc27ebb1499160","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1252.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1252.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}