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Tex. Est. Code § 1202.157

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ORDER DISMISSING APPLICATION

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case in Re the Guardianship of the Person and Estate of Ryan Keith Tonner, an Incapacitated Person (2016)

Most recently applied in in the Matter of the Guardianship of Mark Scott Croft (August 2018)

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff

If the court finds that a modification of the ward's guardianship is not necessary or that the ward's capacity has not been restored, the court shall dismiss the application and enter an order that contains findings of fact and specifies, in addition to the information required by Section 1202.154, that the guardian's powers, limitations, or duties with respect to the ward's care or the management of the ward's property remain unchanged.

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