(a) A surety on a bond may at any time file with the clerk a petition requesting that the court in which the proceedings are pending:
(1) require the personal representative to give a new bond; and
(2) discharge the petitioner from all liability for the future acts of the representative.
(b) On the filing of a petition under Subsection (a), the personal representative shall be cited to appear and give a new bond.

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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 305.256

  • Court: means and includes:
    (1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
    (2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
    (3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007
  • personal representative: include :
    (1) an executor and independent executor;
    (2) an administrator, independent administrator, and temporary administrator; and
    (3) a successor to an executor or administrator listed in Subdivision (1) or (2). See Texas Estates Code 22.031
  • Surety: includes a personal surety and a corporate surety. See Texas Estates Code 22.032