Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
ESTATES CODE |
Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES |
Subtitle E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP |
Chapter 1151. RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES UNDER GUARDIANSHIP |
Subchapter C. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIANS OF THE ESTATE |
Sec. 1151.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
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(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the guardian of the estate of a ward is entitled to:
(1) possess and manage all property belonging to the ward;
(2) collect all debts, rentals, or claims that are due to the ward;
(3) enforce all obligations in favor of the ward; and
(4) bring and defend suits by or against the ward.
(b) In the management of a ward's estate, the guardian of the estate is governed by the provisions of this title.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 , Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.