Tex. Estates Code § 1158.701
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1158.701, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1158.701. PARTITION BY AGREEMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The guardian of the estate of a ward may agree to a partition of real estate in which the ward owns an interest in common with one or more other part owners if, in the opinion of the guardian, it is in the best interests of the ward's estate to partition the real estate.
(b) An agreement under Subsection (a) is subject to the approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.
(b) An agreement under Subsection (a) is subject to the approval of the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending.
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