Tex. Estates Code § 1203.105
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1203.105, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1203.105. APPOINTMENT OF FORMERLY ILL OR ABSENT GUARDIAN NAMED IN WILL.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies only to a person named as guardian in a will who was ill or absent from the state when the testator died or the will was proved and, as a result, could not:
(1) present the will for probate not later than the 30th day after the testator's death; or
(2) accept and qualify as guardian not later than the 20th day after the date the will was probated.
(b) A person to whom this section applies may accept and qualify as guardian not later than the 60th day after the date the person recovers from illness or returns to the state if proof is presented to the court that the person was ill or absent.
(c) If a person accepts and qualifies as guardian under Subsection (b) and letters of guardianship have been issued to another person, the other person's letters shall be revoked.
(1) present the will for probate not later than the 30th day after the testator's death; or
(2) accept and qualify as guardian not later than the 20th day after the date the will was probated.
(b) A person to whom this section applies may accept and qualify as guardian not later than the 60th day after the date the person recovers from illness or returns to the state if proof is presented to the court that the person was ill or absent.
(c) If a person accepts and qualifies as guardian under Subsection (b) and letters of guardianship have been issued to another person, the other person's letters shall be revoked.
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