Tex. Estates Code § 752.052
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 752.052, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 752.052. MODIFYING STATUTORY FORM TO GRANT SPECIFIC AUTHORITY.
Official statutory text
The statutory durable power of attorney may be modified to allow the principal to grant the agent the specific authority described by Section 751.031(b) by including the following language:
My agent MAY NOT do any of the following specific acts for me UNLESS I have INITIALED the specific authority listed below:
____ Create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust
____ Make a gift, subject to the limitations of Section 751.032 of the Durable Power of Attorney Act (Section 751.032, Estates Code) and any special instructions in this power of attorney
____ Create or change rights of survivorship
____ Create or change a beneficiary designation
____ Authorize another person to exercise the authority granted under this power of attorney".
My agent MAY NOT do any of the following specific acts for me UNLESS I have INITIALED the specific authority listed below:
____ Create, amend, revoke, or terminate an inter vivos trust
____ Make a gift, subject to the limitations of Section 751.032 of the Durable Power of Attorney Act (Section 751.032, Estates Code) and any special instructions in this power of attorney
____ Create or change rights of survivorship
____ Create or change a beneficiary designation
____ Authorize another person to exercise the authority granted under this power of attorney".
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