Tex. Estates Code § 305.104
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 305.104, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 305.104. BOND OF MARRIED PERSON.
Official statutory text
(a) A married person appointed as a personal representative may execute a bond required by law:
(1) jointly with the person's spouse; or
(2) separately without the person's spouse.
(b) A bond executed by a married person binds the person's separate estate, but does not bind the person's spouse unless the spouse signed the bond.
(1) jointly with the person's spouse; or
(2) separately without the person's spouse.
(b) A bond executed by a married person binds the person's separate estate, but does not bind the person's spouse unless the spouse signed the bond.
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