Sec. 725. FAILURE TO GIVE BOND    


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  • If the guardian fails to give the bond required under Section 723 of this code, and the judge does not extend the time, the judge, without citation, shall remove the guardian and appoint a competent person as guardian of the ward who:

    (1) shall administer the guardianship according to the provisions of a will or law;

    (2) shall take the oath required of a guardian as the case may be before the person enters on the administration of the guardianship; and

    (3) shall give bond in the same manner and in the same amount provided in this chapter for the issuance of original letters of guardianship.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.