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Texas Probate Code - Section 760B. Resignation Of Resident Agent

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§ 760B. RESIGNATION OF RESIDENT AGENT.  (a) A resident 
agent of a guardian may resign as the resident agent by giving 
notice to the guardian and filing with the court in which the 
guardianship proceeding is pending a statement entitled 
"Resignation of Resident Agent" that:
	(1)  contains the name of the guardian;                                        
	(2)  contains the address of the guardian most recently known 
by the resident agent;
	(3)  states that notice of the resignation has been given to 
the guardian and that the guardian does not have a resident agent;  
and
	(4)  contains the date on which the notice of the resignation 
was given to the guardian.
	(b)  The resident agent shall send, by certified mail, return 
receipt requested, a copy of a resignation statement filed under 
Subsection (a) of this section to:
	(1)  the guardian at the address most recently known by the 
agent;  and      
	(2)  each party in the case or the party's attorney or other 
designated representative of record.
	(c)  The resignation of a resident agent takes effect on the 
date on which the court enters an order accepting the agent's 
resignation.  A court may not enter an order accepting the agent's 
resignation unless the agent complies with the requirements of this 
section.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 217, § 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.          

Last modified: August 11, 2007