Section 353.052 - Delivery of Exempt Property(a) This section only applies to exempt property described by Section 353.051(a).(a-1) The executor or administrator of an estate shall deliver, without delay, exempt property that has been set aside for the decedent's surviving spouse and children in accordance with this section.(b) If there is a surviving spouse and there are no children of the decedent, or if all the children, including any adult incapacitated children, of the decedent are also the children of the surviving spouse, the executor or administrator shall deliver all exempt property to the surviving spouse.(c) If there is a surviving spouse and there are children of the decedent who are not also children of the surviving spouse, the executor or administrator shall deliver the share of those children in exempt property, other than the homestead, to: (1) the children, if the children are of legal age;(2) the children's guardian, if the children are minors; or(3) the guardian of each of the children who is an incapacitated adult, or to another appropriate person, as determined by the court, on behalf of the adult incapacitated child if there is no guardian.(d) If there is no surviving spouse and there are children of the decedent, the executor or administrator shall deliver exempt property, other than the homestead, to: (1) the children, if the children are of legal age;(2) the children's guardian, if the children are minors; or(3) the guardian of each of the children who is an incapacitated adult, or to another appropriate person, as determined by the court, on behalf of the adult incapacitated child if there is no guardian.(e) In all cases, the executor or administrator shall deliver the homestead to: (1) the decedent's surviving spouse, if there is a surviving spouse; or(2) the guardian of the decedent's minor children, if there is not a surviving spouse.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 949,Sec. 36, eff. 9/1/2015.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/2014.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 810, Sec. 2.02, eff. 1/1/2014.