Tex. Estates Code § 1161.053
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1161.053, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1161.053. APPLICABILITY OF PROCEDURE TO CERTAIN ASSETS.
Official statutory text
The fact that an account or other asset is the subject of a specific or general gift under a ward's will, if any, or that a ward has funds, securities, or other property held with a right of survivorship does not prevent:
(1) the guardian of the estate from taking possession and control of the asset or closing the account; or
(2) the court from authorizing an action or modifying or eliminating a duty with respect to the possession, control, or investment of the account or other asset.
(1) the guardian of the estate from taking possession and control of the asset or closing the account; or
(2) the court from authorizing an action or modifying or eliminating a duty with respect to the possession, control, or investment of the account or other asset.
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