Sec. 863. LIABILITY OF GUARDIAN AND GUARDIAN'S SURETY  


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  • (a) In addition to any other remedy authorized by law, if the guardian of the estate fails to invest or lend estate assets in the manner provided by this subpart, the guardian and the guardian's surety are liable for the principal and the greater of:

    (1) the highest legal rate of interest on the principal during the period the guardian failed to invest or lend the assets; or

    (2) the overall return that would have been made on the principal if the principal were invested in the manner provided by this subpart.

    (b) In addition to the liability under Subsection (a) of this section, the guardian and the guardian's surety are liable for attorney's fees, litigation expenses, and costs related to a proceeding brought to enforce this section.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 957, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 549, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.