Tex. Estates Code § 751.122
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 751.122, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 751.122. DUTY TO PRESERVE PRINCIPAL'S ESTATE PLAN.
Official statutory text
An agent shall preserve to the extent reasonably possible the principal's estate plan to the extent the agent has actual knowledge of the plan if preserving the plan is consistent with the principal's best interest based on all relevant factors, including:
(1) the value and nature of the principal's property;
(2) the principal's foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance;
(3) minimization of taxes, including income, estate, inheritance, generation-skipping transfer, and gift taxes; and
(4) eligibility for a benefit, a program, or assistance under a statute or regulation.
(1) the value and nature of the principal's property;
(2) the principal's foreseeable obligations and need for maintenance;
(3) minimization of taxes, including income, estate, inheritance, generation-skipping transfer, and gift taxes; and
(4) eligibility for a benefit, a program, or assistance under a statute or regulation.
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