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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ESTATES CODE |
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Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES |
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Subtitle D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP |
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Chapter 1101. GENERAL PROCEDURE TO APPOINT GUARDIAN |
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Subchapter D. COURT ACTION |
Sec. 1101.153. GENERAL CONTENTS OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN
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(a) A court order appointing a guardian must specify:
(1) the name of the person appointed;
(2) the name of the ward;
(3) whether the guardian is of the person or estate of the ward, or both;
(4) the amount of any bond required;
(5) if it is a guardianship of the estate of the ward and the court considers an appraisal to be necessary, one, two, or three disinterested persons to appraise the estate and to return the appraisement to the court; and
(6) that the clerk will issue letters of guardianship to the person appointed when the person has qualified according to law.
(b) An order appointing a guardian may not duplicate or conflict with the powers and duties of any other guardian.
(c) An order appointing a guardian or a successor guardian may specify as authorized by Section 1202.001(c) a period during which a petition for adjudication that the ward no longer requires the guardianship may not be filed without special leave.