Texas Estates Code 1202.154 – General Requirements for Order
(a) A court order entered with respect to an application filed under § 1202.051 to completely restore a ward‘s capacity or modify a ward’s guardianship must state:
(1) the guardian‘s name;
(2) the ward’s name;
(3) whether the type of guardianship being addressed at the proceeding is a:
(A) guardianship of the person;
(B) guardianship of the estate; or
(C) guardianship of both the person and the estate; and
(4) if applicable, any necessary supports and services for the restoration of the ward’s capacity or modification of the guardianship.
(b) In an order described by this section, the court may not grant a power to a guardian or require the guardian to perform a duty that is a power granted to or a duty required to be performed by another guardian.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1202.154
- Court: means and includes:
(1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
(2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
(3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007 - Estate: means a decedent's property, as that property:
(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;
(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and
(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property. See Texas Estates Code 22.012 - Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Texas Estates Code 22.033