Tex. Est. Code § 1251.001 : ESTATES CODE — GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES — SPECIAL TYPES OF GUARDIANSHIPS — TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIPS — APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY GUARDIAN GENERALLY — Appointment of Temporary Guardian

(a) A court shall appoint a temporary guardian, with limited powers as the circumstances of the case require, if the court:
(1) is presented with substantial evidence that a person may be an incapacitated person; and
(2) has probable cause to believe that the person, the person's estate, or both require the immediate appointment of a guardian.
(b) The person for whom a temporary guardian is appointed under this chapter retains all rights and powers that are not specifically granted to the person's temporary guardian by court order.

Tex. Estates § 1251.001

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823, Sec. 1.02, eff. 1/1/2014.
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