Tex. Estates Code § 1251.005
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1251.005, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1251.005. CITATION AND NOTICE OF APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) On the filing of an application for temporary guardianship, the court clerk shall issue:
(1) citation to be personally served on:
(A) the proposed ward; and
(B) the proposed temporary guardian named in the application, if that person is not the applicant; and
(2) notice to be served on the proposed ward's appointed attorney.
(b) The citation or notice issued as provided by Subsection (a) must describe:
(1) the rights of the parties; and
(2) the date, time, place, purpose, and possible consequences of a hearing on the application.
(b-1) The citation issued as provided by Subsection (a) must contain a statement regarding the authority of a person under Section 1051.252 who is interested in the estate or welfare of a proposed ward or, if a guardianship is created, the ward to file with the county clerk a written request to be notified of all, or any specified, motions, applications, or pleadings filed with respect to the temporary guardianship proceeding by any person or by a person specifically designated in the request.
(c) A copy of the application must be attached to the citation or notice.
(1) citation to be personally served on:
(A) the proposed ward; and
(B) the proposed temporary guardian named in the application, if that person is not the applicant; and
(2) notice to be served on the proposed ward's appointed attorney.
(b) The citation or notice issued as provided by Subsection (a) must describe:
(1) the rights of the parties; and
(2) the date, time, place, purpose, and possible consequences of a hearing on the application.
(b-1) The citation issued as provided by Subsection (a) must contain a statement regarding the authority of a person under Section 1051.252 who is interested in the estate or welfare of a proposed ward or, if a guardianship is created, the ward to file with the county clerk a written request to be notified of all, or any specified, motions, applications, or pleadings filed with respect to the temporary guardianship proceeding by any person or by a person specifically designated in the request.
(c) A copy of the application must be attached to the citation or notice.
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