Texas § 1251.052 QUALIFICATION AND DURATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIPS.

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§ 1251.052 — QUALIFICATION AND DURATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIPS.

Texas § 1251.052

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 1251.052 (2026).

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Sec. 1251.052. QUALIFICATION AND DURATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIPS.

(a)A temporary guardian appointed under Section 1251.051 must qualify in the same form and manner required of a guardian under this title.

(b)The term of a temporary guardian appointed under Section 1251.051 expires on the earliest of the following:

(1)the conclusion of the hearing challenging or contesting the application;

(2)the date a permanent guardian appointed by the court for the proposed ward qualifies to serve as the ward's guardian; or

(3)the nine-month anniversary of the date the temporary guardian qualifies, unless the term is extended by court order issued after a motion to extend the term is filed and a hearing on the motion is held. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF TEMPORARY GUARDIANS

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Sec. 1251.052. QUALIFICATION AND DURATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIPS. (a) A temporary guardian appointed under Section 1251.051 must qualify in the same form and manner required of a guardian under this title.
(b) The term of a temporary guardian appointed under Section 1251.051 expires on the earliest of the following:
(1) the conclusion of the hearing challenging or contesting the application;
(2) the date a permanent guardian appointed by the court for the proposed ward qualifies to serve as the ward's guardian; or
(3) the nine-month anniversary of the date the temporary guardian qualifies, unless the term is extended by court order issued after a motion to extend the term is filed and a hearing on the motion is held.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF TEMPORARY GUARDIANS

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759 ), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 1438 ), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2015.