{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1352.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1352.054","heading":"HEARING; REQUIREMENTS TO MORTGAGE MINOR'S INTEREST.","body":"(a) On receipt of an application under this subchapter, the court shall set the application for hearing on a date not earlier than the fifth day after the date the application is 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, on approval of the surety bond required by Section 1352.055, shall authorize the parent or managing conservator to receive the extension of credit sought in the application if the court is satisfied from a preponderance of the evidence that the encumbrance is:\n(1) for a purpose described by Section 1352.056(1) or (2); and\n(2) in the minor's best interests.\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 1352. MORTGAGE OF MINOR'S INTEREST IN RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD","SUBCHAPTER B. MORTGAGE OF MINOR'S INTEREST WITHOUT GUARDIANSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1352.htm#1352.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"0b5554848d1d48a5411c699bfa03523b15a3de83cc8ba2b3eeb00e6888d1bb6c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1352.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1352.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}