Texas Estates Code Title 3, Chapter 1253 - Interstate Guardianships

SUBCHAPTER A TRANSFER OF GUARDIANSHIP TO FOREIGN JURISDICTION

• Texas Section 1253.001 - Application To Transfer Guardianship To Foreign Jurisdiction
  A guardian of the person or estate may apply to the court that has jurisdiction over the guardianship to transfer the guardianship to a court...
• Texas Section 1253.002 - Notice Of Application
  Notice of an application to transfer a guardianship under this subchapter shall be: (1) served personally on the ward; and (2) given to the foreign...

SUBCHAPTER B RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE OF FOREIGN GUARDIANSHIP

• Texas Section 1253.003 - Determination Regarding Transfer Of Guardianship
  (a) On the court's own motion or on the motion of the ward or any interested person, the court shall hold a hearing to consider...
• Texas Section 1253.051 - Application For Receipt And Acceptance Of Foreign Guardianship
  A guardian appointed by a foreign court to represent an incapacitated person who is residing in this state or intends to move to this state...
• Texas Section 1253.052 - Notice Of Application
  Notice of an application for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship under this subchapter shall be: (1) served personally on the ward; and (2)...
• Texas Section 1253.053 - Determination Regarding Receipt And Acceptance Of Foreign Guardianship
  (a) The court shall hold a hearing to: (1) consider an application for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship under this subchapter; and (2)...
• Texas Section 1253.055 - Guardianship Transfer Proceedings Filed In Two Or More Courts
  If an application for receipt and acceptance of a foreign guardianship under this subchapter is filed in two or more courts with jurisdiction, the proceeding...

SUBCHAPTER C GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS FILED IN THIS STATE AND IN FOREIGN JURISDICTION

• Texas Section 1253.056 - Construction With Other Law
  The denial of an application for receipt and acceptance of a guardianship under this subchapter does not affect the right of a guardian appointed by...
• Texas Section 1253.101 - Delay Of Certain Guardianship Proceedings
  A court in which a guardianship proceeding is filed and in which venue of the proceeding is proper may delay further action in the proceeding...
• Texas Section 1253.102 - Determination Of Venue; Action Following Determination
  (a) A court that delays further action in a guardianship proceeding under Section 1253.101 shall determine whether venue of the proceeding is more suitable in...

SUBCHAPTER D DETERMINATION OF MOST APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR CERTAIN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS

• Texas Section 1253.103 - Necessary Orders
  A court that delays further action in a guardianship proceeding under Section 1253.101 may issue any order the court considers necessary to protect the proposed...
• Texas Section 1253.151 - Determination Of Acquisition Of Jurisdiction In This State Due To Unjustifiable Conduct
  If at any time a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian of the...
• Texas Section 1253.152 - Assessment Of Expenses Against Party
  (a) If a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian of the person or...

Last modified: September 28, 2016