Texas Health and Safety Code 594.040 – Opening Hearing
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 594.040
- 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 corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The transfer hearing must be open to the public unless the court:
(1) finds that it is in the best interest of the resident to close the hearing; and
(2) obtains the consent of the resident, a parent of a resident who is a minor, the resident’s guardian of the person, and the resident’s legal representative to close the hearing.