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Tex. Est. Code § 1002.0015

ALTERNATIVES TO GUARDIANSHIP

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case in Re Verna Francis Coley Thetford (2019)

Most recently applied in in Re Verna Francis Coley Thetford (May 2019)

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 2, eff

"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 in fact or agent under a durable power of attorney as provided by Subtitle P, Title 2;

(3) execution of a declaration for mental health treatment under Chapter 137, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(4) appointment of a representative payee to manage public benefits;

(5) establishment of a joint bank account;

(6) creation of a management trust under Chapter 1301;

(7) creation of a special needs trust;

(8) designation of a guardian before the need arises under Subchapter E, Chapter 1104; and

(9) establishment of alternate forms of decision-making based on person-centered planning.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.