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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ESTATES CODE |
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Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES |
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Subtitle E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP |
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Chapter 1156. EDUCATION AND MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES PAID FROM WARD'S ESTATE |
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Subchapter B. ALLOWANCES FOR WARD'S FAMILY |
Sec. 1156.052. ALLOWANCE FOR WARD'S SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT
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(a) Subject to Section 1156.051 and on application to the court, the court may order the guardian of the estate of a ward to spend money from the ward's estate for the education and maintenance of the ward's spouse or dependent.
(b) In determining whether to order the expenditure of money from a ward's estate for the ward's spouse or dependent, as appropriate, under this section, the court shall consider:
(1) the circumstances of the ward, the ward's spouse, and the ward's dependents;
(2) the ability and duty of the ward's spouse to support himself or herself and the ward's dependent;
(3) the size of the ward's estate;
(4) a beneficial interest the ward or the ward's spouse or dependent has in a trust; and
(5) an existing estate plan, including a trust or will, that provides a benefit to the ward's spouse or dependent.
(c) A person who makes an application to the court under this section shall mail notice of the application by certified mail to all interested persons.