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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the provision of security from certain |
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persons for the probable costs of a guardianship proceeding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1053.052(a), Estates Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The clerk may require or may obtain from the court an |
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order requiring a person who files an application, complaint, or |
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opposition relating to a guardianship proceeding, other than a |
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guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, to provide |
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security for the probable costs of the proceeding before filing the |
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application, complaint, or opposition. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |