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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ESTATES CODE |
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Title 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY |
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Subtitle G. INITIAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND OPENING OF ADMINISTRATION |
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Chapter 305. QUALIFICATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES |
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Subchapter F. NEW BONDS |
Sec. 305.252. COURT ORDER OR CITATION ON NEW BOND
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(a) When a judge becomes aware that a bond is in any respect insufficient or that a bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed, the judge shall:
(1) without delay and without notice enter an order requiring the personal representative to give a new bond; or
(2) without delay have the representative cited to show cause why the representative should not be required to give a new bond.
(b) An order entered under Subsection (a)(1) must state:
(1) the reasons for requiring a new bond;
(2) the amount of the new bond; and
(3) the period within which the new bond must be given, which may not be earlier than the 10th day after the date of the order.
(c) A personal representative who opposes an order entered under Subsection (a)(1) may demand a hearing on the order. The hearing must be held before the expiration of the period within which the new bond must be given.