Sec. 305.256. REQUEST BY SURETY FOR NEW BOND. (a) A surety on a bond may at any time file with the clerk a petition requesting that the court in which the proceedings are pending:
(1) require the personal representative to give a new bond; and
(2) discharge the petitioner from all liability for the future acts of the representative.
(b) On the filing of a petition under Subsection (a), the personal representative shall be cited to appear and give a new bond.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Estates of Decedents; Durable Powers of Attorney
Subtitle G - Initial Appointment of Personal Representative and Opening of Administration
Chapter 305 - Qualification of Personal Representatives
Section 305.251. Grounds for Requiring New Bond
Section 305.252. Court Order or Citation on New Bond
Section 305.253. Show Cause Hearing on New Bond Requirement
Section 305.254. Effect of Order Requiring New Bond
Section 305.255. New Bond in Decreased Amount
Section 305.256. Request by Surety for New Bond
Section 305.257. Discharge of Former Sureties on Execution of New Bond