Texas Estates Code
§ 1151.055 — APPLICATION BY CERTAIN RELATIVES FOR ACCESS TO WARD; HEARING AND COURT ORDER
ES § 1151.055Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part E. ADMINISTRATION OF GUARDIANSHIP · Ch. 1151. RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES UNDER GUARDIANSHIP · Art. B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIANS RELATING TO CARE OF WARD
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies to a relative described under Sections 1101.001(b)(13)(A)-(D).
(b)A relative of a ward may file an application with the court requesting access to the ward, including the opportunity to establish visitation or communication with the ward.
(c)Except as provided by Subsection (d), the court shall schedule a hearing on the application not later than the 60th day after the date an application is filed under Subsection (b). The court may grant a continuance of a hearing under this section for good cause.
(d)If an application under Subsection (b) states that the ward's health is in significant decline or that the ward's death may be imminent, the court shall conduct an emergency hearing as soon as practicable, but not later than the 10th day after the date the application is filed under Subsection (b).
(e)The guardian of a ward with respect to whom an application is filed under Subsection (b) shall be personally served with a copy of the application and cited to appear at a hearing under:
(1)Subsection (c) at least 21 days before the date of the hearing; and
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1087 (H.B. 2665), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.