Texas Estates Code Chapter 1021 – General Provisions
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§ 1021.001 | Matters Related to Guardianship Proceeding |
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code Chapter 1021 - General Provisions
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Inter vivos: Transfer of property from one living person to another living person.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statutory probate court: means a court created by statute and designated as a statutory probate court under Chapter 25, Government Code. See Texas Estates Code 22.007
- Surety: includes a personal surety and a corporate surety. See Texas Estates Code 22.032
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.