Tex. Estates Code § 1204.102
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1204.102, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 1204.102. CONTENTS OF ACCOUNT.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), it is sufficient for an account for final settlement to:
(1) refer to the inventory without describing each item of property in detail; and
(2) refer to and adopt any guardianship proceeding concerning sales, renting, leasing for mineral development, or any other transaction on behalf of the guardianship estate, including an exhibit, account, or voucher previously filed and approved, without restating the particular items.
(b) An account for final settlement shall be accompanied by proper vouchers supporting each item included in the account for which the guardian has not already accounted and, either by reference to any proceeding described by Subsection (a) or by a statement of the facts, must show:
(1) the property, rents, revenues, and profits received by the guardian, and belonging to the ward, during the term of the guardianship;
(2) the disposition made of the property, rents, revenues, and profits;
(3) any expenses and debts against the estate that remain unpaid;
(4) any estate property that remains in the guardian's possession;
(5) that the guardian has paid all required bond premiums;
(6) the tax returns the guardian has filed during the guardianship;
(7) the amount of taxes the ward owed during the guardianship that the guardian has paid;
(8) a complete account of the taxes the guardian has paid during the guardianship, including:
(A) the amount of the taxes;
(B) the date the guardian paid the taxes; and
(C) the name of the governmental entity to which the guardian paid the taxes;
(9) a description of all current delinquencies in the filing of tax returns and the payment of taxes, including a reason for each delinquency; and
(10) other facts as appear necessary to a full and definite understanding of the exact condition of the guardianship.
(1) refer to the inventory without describing each item of property in detail; and
(2) refer to and adopt any guardianship proceeding concerning sales, renting, leasing for mineral development, or any other transaction on behalf of the guardianship estate, including an exhibit, account, or voucher previously filed and approved, without restating the particular items.
(b) An account for final settlement shall be accompanied by proper vouchers supporting each item included in the account for which the guardian has not already accounted and, either by reference to any proceeding described by Subsection (a) or by a statement of the facts, must show:
(1) the property, rents, revenues, and profits received by the guardian, and belonging to the ward, during the term of the guardianship;
(2) the disposition made of the property, rents, revenues, and profits;
(3) any expenses and debts against the estate that remain unpaid;
(4) any estate property that remains in the guardian's possession;
(5) that the guardian has paid all required bond premiums;
(6) the tax returns the guardian has filed during the guardianship;
(7) the amount of taxes the ward owed during the guardianship that the guardian has paid;
(8) a complete account of the taxes the guardian has paid during the guardianship, including:
(A) the amount of the taxes;
(B) the date the guardian paid the taxes; and
(C) the name of the governmental entity to which the guardian paid the taxes;
(9) a description of all current delinquencies in the filing of tax returns and the payment of taxes, including a reason for each delinquency; and
(10) other facts as appear necessary to a full and definite understanding of the exact condition of the guardianship.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Dealing with a probate matter in Texas?
See all Texas Probate lawyers
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.