Section 1156.052 - Allowance for Ward's Spouse or Dependent(a) Subject to Section 1156.051 and on application to the court, the court may order the guardian of the estate of a ward to spend money from the ward's estate for the education and maintenance of the ward's spouse or dependent.(b) In determining whether to order the expenditure of money from a ward's estate for the ward's spouse or dependent, as appropriate, under this section, the court shall consider: (1) the circumstances of the ward, the ward's spouse, and the ward's dependents;(2) the ability and duty of the ward's spouse to support himself or herself and the ward's dependent;(3) the size of the ward's estate;(4) a beneficial interest the ward or the ward's spouse or dependent has in a trust; and(5) an existing estate plan, including a trust or will, that provides a benefit to the ward's spouse or dependent.(c) A person who makes an application to the court under this section shall send notice of the application by a qualified delivery method to all interested persons. Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 207,Sec. 19, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 123,Sec. 12, eff. 9/1/2023, app. only to an action filed or a guardianship proceeding commenced on or after the effective date of this Act.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823, Sec. 1.02, eff. 1/1/2014.