Tex. Estates Code § 1162.051
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1162.051, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1162.051. APPLICATION TO MAKE GIFT.
Official statutory text
The guardian of the estate may at any time file with the county clerk the guardian's sworn, written application requesting from the court in which the guardianship is pending an order authorizing the guardian to contribute from the income of the ward's estate the specific amount of money stated in the application to one or more designated:
(1) corporations, trusts, or community chests, funds, or foundations, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes; or
(2) nonprofit federal, state, county, or municipal projects operated exclusively for public health or welfare.
(1) corporations, trusts, or community chests, funds, or foundations, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes; or
(2) nonprofit federal, state, county, or municipal projects operated exclusively for public health or welfare.
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