Tex. Estates Code § 1203.201
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1203.201, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1203.201. PAYMENT TO WARD WHILE OFFICE OF GUARDIAN IS VACANT.
Official statutory text
(a) A debtor, obligor, or payor may pay or tender money or another thing of value falling due to a ward while the office of guardian is vacant to the court clerk for the credit of the ward.
(b) Payment or tender under Subsection (a) discharges the debtor, obligor, or payor of the obligation for all purposes to the extent and purpose of the payment or tender.
(c) The court clerk shall issue a receipt for any payment or tender accepted under this section.
(b) Payment or tender under Subsection (a) discharges the debtor, obligor, or payor of the obligation for all purposes to the extent and purpose of the payment or tender.
(c) The court clerk shall issue a receipt for any payment or tender accepted under this section.
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