Sec. 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.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 785), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 207 (S.B. 1457), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2023.