{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1351.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1351.003","heading":"HEARING; REQUIREMENTS FOR SALE.","body":"(a) On receipt of an application under this subchapter, the court shall set the application for hearing on a date not earlier than five days from the date the application was filed.\n(b) The court may cause citation to be issued if the court considers citation necessary.\n(c) At the time of the hearing, the court shall order the sale of the property if the court is satisfied from the evidence that the sale is in the minor's best interests. The court may require an independent appraisal of the property to be sold to establish the minimum sale price.\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 I. OTHER SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS AND SUBSTITUTES FOR GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1351. SALE OF PROPERTY OF CERTAIN INCAPACITATED PERSONS","SUBCHAPTER A. SALE OF MINOR'S INTEREST IN PROPERTY WITHOUT GUARDIANSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1351.htm#1351.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"bc025976cd16a4770b5d1fcde708fa04756575e4e2657d44b3b9cdd389ffffda","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1351.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1351.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}