Texas Statutes
§ 1251.010 — ORDER APPOINTING TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.
Texas § 1251.010
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Bluebook
Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 1251.010 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1251.010. ORDER APPOINTING TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.
(a)The court shall appoint a temporary guardian by written order if, at the conclusion of the hearing required by Section 1251.006 (b), the court determines that the applicant has established that there is substantial evidence that the proposed ward is an incapacitated person, that there is imminent danger that the proposed ward's physical health or safety will be seriously impaired, or that the proposed ward's estate will be seriously damaged or dissipated unless immediate action is taken.
(b)The court shall assign to the temporary guardian only those powers and duties that are necessary to protect the proposed ward against the imminent danger shown.
(c)The order appointing the temporary guardian must describe:
(1)the reasons for the
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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
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