Tex. Estates Code § 1104.359
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1104.359, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1104.359. EFFECT OF LACK OF REQUIRED REGISTRATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A guardianship program may not be appointed guardian:
(1) if the program is not registered as required under Subchapter F, Chapter 155, Government Code;
(2) if a registration certificate issued to the program under Subchapter F, Chapter 155, Government Code, is expired or refused renewal, or has been revoked and not been reissued; or
(3) during the time a registration certificate issued to the program under Subchapter F, Chapter 155, Government Code, is suspended.
(b) This section does not prevent the appointment, on the individual's own behalf, of an individual who is employed by or contracts with a guardianship program to provide guardianship and related services independently of the program.
(1) if the program is not registered as required under Subchapter F, Chapter 155, Government Code;
(2) if a registration certificate issued to the program under Subchapter F, Chapter 155, Government Code, is expired or refused renewal, or has been revoked and not been reissued; or
(3) during the time a registration certificate issued to the program under Subchapter F, Chapter 155, Government Code, is suspended.
(b) This section does not prevent the appointment, on the individual's own behalf, of an individual who is employed by or contracts with a guardianship program to provide guardianship and related services independently of the program.
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