Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 1203.202 - Rights, Powers, and Duties of Successor Guardian(a) A successor guardian has the rights and powers and is subject to all the duties of the predecessor.(b) A guardian who accepts appointment and qualifies after letters of guardianship have been granted on the estate shall:(1) succeed in like manner to the predecessor; and(2) administer the estate in like manner as if the guardian's administration were a continuation of the former administration.(c) A successor guardian may:(1) make himself or herself, and be made, a party to a suit prosecuted by or against the successor's predecessor;(2) settle with the predecessor and receive and give a receipt for any portion of the estate property that remains in the predecessor's possession; or(3) commence a suit on the bond or bonds of the predecessor, in the successor's own name and capacity, for all the estate property that:(A) came into the predecessor's possession; and(B) has not been accounted for by the predecessor.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1031,Sec. 22, eff. 9/1/2015.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823, Sec. 1.02, eff. 1/1/2014.