Tex. Estates Code § 1203.053
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1203.053, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1203.053. REMOVAL ORDER.
Official statutory text
An order removing a guardian shall:
(1) state the cause of the removal;
(2) require that, if the removed guardian has been personally served with citation, any letters of guardianship issued to the removed guardian be surrendered and that, regardless of whether the letters have been delivered, all the letters be canceled of record; and
(3) require the removed guardian to:
(A) deliver any estate property in the guardian's possession to the persons entitled to the property or to one who has been appointed and has qualified as successor guardian; and
(B) relinquish control of the ward's person as required in the order.
(1) state the cause of the removal;
(2) require that, if the removed guardian has been personally served with citation, any letters of guardianship issued to the removed guardian be surrendered and that, regardless of whether the letters have been delivered, all the letters be canceled of record; and
(3) require the removed guardian to:
(A) deliver any estate property in the guardian's possession to the persons entitled to the property or to one who has been appointed and has qualified as successor guardian; and
(B) relinquish control of the ward's person as required in the order.
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