Glenn Karisch’s Texas Probate Resources
Welcome to the Texas Probate Resources website, your source for information on estate planning, probate, and trust law in Texas. This site is owned and maintained by Glenn Karisch of Karisch Jonas Law, PLLC, in Austin, Texas. For information dating from before February 1, 2011, visit the legacy site at texasprobate.net.
Texas Probate
Enacted-Effective 9/1/11: SB 481 -- Removal/reinstatement of guardian
Caption: Relating to the removal of a guardian of an incapacitated person ordered by a court.
Author: Harris
Bill History
Bill Text
Relevance: Requires notice to a removed guardian and a hearing on an application for reinstatement as guaridian within 60 days of the date of removal.
Enacted-Effective 9/1/11: SB 220 -- Guardianships and DADS
Caption: Relating to guardianships, including the assessment of prospective wards for, and the provision of, guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Author: Nelson
Bill History
Bill Text
Relevance: Revises sections of the Probate Code regarding guardianship costs, notice, citation, removal and reinstatement of a guardian and permanent successor guardians.
See "Ad litem fees and attorneys' fees in guardianships: who pays?" on texasprobate.com.