Texas Estates Code Title 3, Chapter 1002 - Definitions
- Texas Section 1002.001 - Applicability Of Definitions
The definition for a term provided by this chapter applies in this title. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec....
- Texas Section 1002.0015 - Alternatives To Guardianship
"Alternatives to guardianship" includes the: (1) execution of a medical power of attorney under Chapter 166, Health and Safety Code; (2) appointment of an attorney...
- Texas Section 1002.002 - Attorney Ad Litem
"Attorney ad litem" means an attorney appointed by a court to represent and advocate on behalf of a proposed ward, an incapacitated person, an unborn...
- Texas Section 1002.003 - Authorized Corporate Surety
"Authorized corporate surety" means a domestic or foreign corporation authorized to engage in business in this state to issue surety, guaranty, or indemnity bonds that...
- Texas Section 1002.004 - Child
"Child" includes a biological child and an adopted child, regardless of whether the child was adopted by a parent under a statutory procedure or by...
- Texas Section 1002.005 - Claim
"Claim" includes: (1) a liability against the estate of an incapacitated person; and (2) a debt due to the estate of an incapacitated person. Added...
- Texas Section 1002.006 - Community Administrator
"Community administrator" means a spouse who, on the judicial declaration of incapacity of the other spouse, is authorized to manage, control, and dispose of the...
- Texas Section 1002.007 - Corporate Fiduciary
"Corporate fiduciary" means a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, that: (1) is existing or engaged in business under the laws of...
- Texas Section 1002.008 - Court; Probate Court; Statutory Probate Court
(a) "Court" or "probate court" means: (1) a county court exercising its probate jurisdiction; (2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original...
- Texas Section 1002.009 - Court Investigator
"Court investigator" means a person appointed by the judge of a statutory probate court under Section 25.0025, Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg.,...
- Texas Section 1002.010 - Estate; Guardianship Estate
"Estate" or "guardianship estate" means a ward's or deceased ward's property, as that property: (1) exists originally and changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or...
- Texas Section 1002.011 - Exempt Property
"Exempt property" means the property in a deceased ward's estate that is exempt from execution or forced sale by the constitution or laws of this...
- Texas Section 1002.012 - Guardian
(a) "Guardian" means a person appointed as a: (1) guardian under Subchapter D, Chapter 1101; (2) successor guardian; or (3) temporary guardian. (b) Except as...
- Texas Section 1002.013 - Guardian Ad Litem
"Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of an incapacitated person in a guardianship proceeding. Added by...
- Texas Section 1002.014 - Guardianship Certification Program Of The Judicial Branch Certification Commission
"Guardianship certification program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission" means the program established under Chapter 155, Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1002.015 - Guardianship Proceeding
The term "guardianship proceeding" means a matter or proceeding related to a guardianship or any other matter covered by this title, including: (1) the appointment...
- Texas Section 1002.016 - Guardianship Program
"Guardianship program" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff....
- Texas Section 1002.017 - Incapacitated Person
"Incapacitated person" means: (1) a minor; (2) an adult who, because of a physical or mental condition, is substantially unable to: (A) provide food, clothing,...
- Texas Section 1002.018 - Interested Person; Person Interested
"Interested person" or "person interested" means: (1) an heir, devisee, spouse, creditor, or any other person having a property right in or claim against an...
- Texas Section 1002.019 - Minor
"Minor" means a person younger than 18 years of age who: (1) has never been married; and (2) has not had the disabilities of minority...
- Texas Section 1002.020 - Mortgage; Lien
"Mortgage" and "lien" include: (1) a deed of trust; (2) a vendor's lien; (3) a mechanic's, materialman's, or laborer's lien; (4) a judgment, attachment, or...
- Texas Section 1002.021 - Next Of Kin
"Next of kin" includes: (1) an adopted child; (2) an adopted child's descendants; and (3) the adoptive parent of an adopted child. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1002.022 - Parent
"Parent" means the mother of a child, a man presumed to be the biological father of a child, a man who has been adjudicated to...
- Texas Section 1002.023 - Person
(a) "Person" includes a natural person, a corporation, and a guardianship program. (b) The definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, does not...
- Texas Section 1002.024 - Personal Property
"Personal property" includes an interest in: (1) goods; (2) money; (3) a chose in action; (4) an evidence of debt; and (5) a real chattel....
- Texas Section 1002.025 - Private Professional Guardian
"Private professional guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Government Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02,...
- Texas Section 1002.026 - Proposed Ward
"Proposed ward" means a person alleged in a guardianship proceeding to be incapacitated. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec....
- Texas Section 1002.027 - Real Property
"Real property" includes estates and interests in land, whether corporeal or incorporeal or legal or equitable. The term does not include a real chattel. Added...
- Texas Section 1002.028 - Representative; Personal Representative
"Representative" and "personal representative" include: (1) a guardian; and (2) a successor guardian. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec....
- Texas Section 1002.029 - Surety
"Surety" includes a personal surety and a corporate surety. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1,
- Texas Section 1002.030 - Ward
"Ward" means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff....
- Texas Section 1002.031 - Supports And Services
"Supports and services" means available formal and informal resources and assistance that enable an individual to: (1) meet the individual's needs for food, clothing, or...
Last modified: September 28, 2016