Tex. Estates Code § 1301.057
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1301.057, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1301.057. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "financial institution" means a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, that has trust powers and exists and does business under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the court shall appoint a financial institution to serve as trustee of a management trust, other than a management trust created for a person who has only a physical disability.
(c) The court may appoint a person or entity described by Subsection (d) to serve as trustee of a management trust created for a ward or incapacitated person instead of appointing a financial institution to serve in that capacity if the court finds:
(1) that the appointment is in the best interests of the ward or incapacitated person for whom the trust is created; and
(2) if the value of the trust's principal is more than $150,000, that the applicant for the creation of the trust, after the exercise of due diligence, has been unable to find a financial institution in the geographic area willing to serve as trustee.
(d) The following are eligible for appointment as trustee of a management trust created for a ward or incapacitated person under Subsection (c):
(1) an individual, including an individual who is certified as a private professional guardian;
(2) a nonprofit corporation qualified to serve as a guardian; and
(3) a guardianship program.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the court shall appoint a financial institution to serve as trustee of a management trust, other than a management trust created for a person who has only a physical disability.
(c) The court may appoint a person or entity described by Subsection (d) to serve as trustee of a management trust created for a ward or incapacitated person instead of appointing a financial institution to serve in that capacity if the court finds:
(1) that the appointment is in the best interests of the ward or incapacitated person for whom the trust is created; and
(2) if the value of the trust's principal is more than $150,000, that the applicant for the creation of the trust, after the exercise of due diligence, has been unable to find a financial institution in the geographic area willing to serve as trustee.
(d) The following are eligible for appointment as trustee of a management trust created for a ward or incapacitated person under Subsection (c):
(1) an individual, including an individual who is certified as a private professional guardian;
(2) a nonprofit corporation qualified to serve as a guardian; and
(3) a guardianship program.
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