Tex. Estates Code § 1203.103
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1203.103, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1203.103. APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF EXISTENCE OF PRIOR RIGHT.
Official statutory text
If letters of guardianship have been granted to a person and another person applies for letters, the previously issued letters shall be revoked, and letters shall be granted to the subsequent applicant if that applicant:
(1) is qualified;
(2) has a prior right to be appointed successor guardian; and
(3) has not waived that prior right.
(1) is qualified;
(2) has a prior right to be appointed successor guardian; and
(3) has not waived that prior right.
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