Tex. Estates Code § 1151.154
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1151.154, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1151.154. ADMINISTRATION OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to a general partnership governed by a partnership agreement or articles of partnership that provide that, on the incapacity of a partner, the guardian of the estate of the partner is entitled to the place of the incapacitated partner in the partnership.
(b) If a ward was a partner in a general partnership, the guardian who contracts to come into the partnership is, to the extent allowed by law, liable to a third person only to the extent of:
(1) the incapacitated partner's capital in the partnership; and
(2) the assets of the incapacitated partner's estate that are held by the guardian.
(c) This section does not exonerate a guardian from liability for the guardian's negligence.
(b) If a ward was a partner in a general partnership, the guardian who contracts to come into the partnership is, to the extent allowed by law, liable to a third person only to the extent of:
(1) the incapacitated partner's capital in the partnership; and
(2) the assets of the incapacitated partner's estate that are held by the guardian.
(c) This section does not exonerate a guardian from liability for the guardian's negligence.
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