Tex. Estates Code § 1104.002
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1104.002, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1104.002. PREFERENCE OF INCAPACITATED PERSON.
Official statutory text
Before appointing a guardian, the court shall make a reasonable effort to consider the incapacitated person's preference of the person to be appointed guardian and, to the extent consistent with other provisions of this title, shall give due consideration to the preference indicated by the incapacitated person, regardless of whether the person has designated by declaration a guardian before the need arises under Subchapter E.
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