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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 101.0616. District Court Fees and Costs:  Estates Code

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The clerk of a district court shall collect fees and costs under the Estates Code as follows:

(1) security deposit on filing, by any person other than the personal representative of an estate, an application, complaint, or opposition in relation to the estate, if required by the clerk (Sec. 53.052, Estates Code) ... probable cost of the proceeding;

(2) security deposit on filing, by any person other than the guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem, an application, complaint, or opposition in relation to a guardianship matter, if required by the clerk (Sec. 1053.052, Estates Code) ... probable cost of the guardianship proceeding;

(3) nonrefundable fee to cover the cost of administering Subchapter G, Chapter 1104, Estates Code (Sec. 1104.303, Estates Code) ... $40;  and

(4) costs for attorney ad litem appointed to pursue the restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of the ward's guardianship (Sec. 1202.102, Estates Code) ... reasonable compensation.

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