Texas Estates Code 1053.104 – Confidentiality of Certain Information
(a) On request by a person protected by a protective order issued under Chapter 85, Family Code, or a guardian, attorney ad litem, or member of the family or household of a person protected by an order, the court may exclude from any document filed in a guardianship proceeding:
(1) the address and phone number of the person protected by the protective order;
(2) the place of employment or business of the person protected by the protective order;
(3) the school attended by the person protected by the protective order or the day-care center or other child-care facility the person attends or in which the person resides; and
(4) the place at which service of process on the person protected by the protective order was effectuated.
(b) On granting a request for confidentiality under this section, the court shall order the clerk to:
(1) strike the information described by Subsection (a) from the public records of the court; and
(2) maintain a confidential record of the information for use only by the court.
Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1053.104
- 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 - 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
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.