INCAPACITATED PERSON
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 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff
"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, or shelter for himself or herself;
(B) care for the person's own physical health; or
(C) manage the person's own financial affairs; or
(3) a person who must have a guardian appointed for the person to receive funds due the person from a governmental source.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.