Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 1851 amends provisions of the Texas Probate Code to establish procedures for a guardian to change the guardian's resident agent, and procedures for a resident agent to resign. The act expands the conditions that authorize a court to remove an appointed guardian. It allows a guardian to establish a time limit for an unsecured creditor to file a claim against the estate, and if not filed within the prescribed time, the act bars the claim. The act establishes procedures to authorize the guardian of a ward's estate to request an in camera review of certain documents for the purpose of establishing an estate plan under certain conditions. It authorizes a court to establish a trust for the management of an incapacitated person's estate while the guardianship proceeding is pending and establishes the persons who may serve as a trustee. The act requires a person who serves as a trustee to file a bond with the county clerk for a certain amount, establishes procedures for the transfer of a guardianship to a foreign jurisdiction when a ward permanently moves to the foreign jurisdiction, and authorizes a court, on a petition of a party to the contract, to approve arts, sports, entertainment, and advertising contracts involving minors.