Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 1126 amends the Texas Probate Code to increase to $50,000 the maximum amount that may be paid into an account administered by a county court on behalf of a minor or incapacitated person without appointing a legal guardian of the estate. The act also allows the guardian of a ward to apply on behalf of the ward for a court order to sell the ward's estate without being appointed guardian of the estate if the net value of the estate does not exceed $50,000.