Estates Code § 305.153

Sec. 305.153. SPECIFIC BOND AMOUNT. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the judge shall set the bond in an amount equal to the sum of: (1) the estimated value of all personal property belonging to the estate; and (2) an additional amount to cover revenue anticipated to be derived during the succeeding 12 months from: (A) interest and dividends; (B) collectible claims; (C) the aggregate amount of any installments or periodic payments, excluding income derived or to be derived from federal social security payments; and (D) rentals for the use of property. (b) The judge shall reduce the amount of the original bond under Subsection (a) in proportion to the amount of cash or the value of securities or other assets: (1) authorized or required to be deposited by court order; or (2) voluntarily deposited by the personal representative or the sureties on the representative's bond, as provided by Sections 305.155 and 305.156. (c) A bond required to be given by a temporary administrator shall be in the amount that the judge directs. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.