Texas Statutes
§ 1251.001 — APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.
Texas·Code ES Estates Code
Sec. 1251.001. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.
(a)A court shall appoint a temporary guardian, with limited powers as the circumstances of the case require, if the court:
(1)is presented with substantial evidence that a person may be an incapacitated person; and
(2)has probable cause to believe that the person, the person's estate, or both require the immediate appointment of a guardian.
(b)The person for whom a temporary guardian is appointed under this chapter retains all rights and powers that are not specifically granted to the person's temporary guardian by court order.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759 ), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1251.001
APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.§ 1251.002
NO PRESUMPTION OF INCAPACITY.§ 1251.003
APPLICATION.§ 1251.004
APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.§ 1251.005
CITATION AND NOTICE OF APPLICATION.§ 1251.006
SCHEDULING OF HEARING.§ 1251.007
MOTION FOR DISMISSAL OF APPLICATION.§ 1251.008
RIGHTS OF PROPOSED WARD AT HEARING.§ 1251.010
ORDER APPOINTING TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.§ 1251.011
CERTAIN AGENCY AS TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.§ 1251.012
TEMPORARY GUARDIAN'S BOND.§ 1251.013
COURT COSTS.