Sec. 777. SUMS ALLOWED PARENTS FOR EDUCATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MINOR WARD    


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  • (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a parent who is the guardian of the person of a ward who is 17 years of age or younger may not use the income or the corpus from the ward's estate for the ward's support, education, or maintenance.

    (b) A court with proper jurisdiction may authorize the guardian of the person to spend the income or the corpus from the ward's estate to support, educate, or maintain the ward if the guardian presents clear and convincing evidence to the court that the ward's parents are unable without unreasonable hardship to pay for all of the expenses related to the ward's support.

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