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Guardian - correct answer✔✔A guardian is a person appointed by the probate court who is ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
charged with the duty of care and management of the person or peropty, or both, of a
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minor or an incapacitated adult. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A guardianship involves two disctinct roles: a guardian of the person and a guardian of the
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estate.
Limited Guardianships Encouraged - correct answer✔✔A guardian may have full authority or
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only limited authority over an incapacitated person as indicated by the perso's actual mental
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or physical limitations and only as necessary to promote and protect the well-being of the
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person.
Guarding of the Person--Rights and Duties - correct answer✔✔The right to take charge of ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
the ward and to establish the ward's legal domicile.
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The duty to provide care, supervision, and protection for the ward, and must provide the
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ward with clothing, food, medical care, and shelter.
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Guarding may consent to the ward's medical psychiactric, and surgical treatment and, in ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
some cases, may place the ward in a restrictive care facility.
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Guardian of the Estate--Rights and Duties - correct answer✔✔Teh right and duty to possess ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
and manage the ward's property, enforce obligations in favor of the ward, and bring and
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defend suits by or against the ward. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
,The duty to take care of and manage the ward's estate as a prudent person would manage
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his own property, and must account for all rents, profits, and revenues earned by the estate.
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Rights of Wards - correct answer✔✔A ward has all the rights, benefits, responsibilities and
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privileges granted b law, except to the extent limited by the court, including : ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(1) the right to have a copy of the guardianship order and related documents;
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(2) to have a guardianship that encourages the development of self-reliance;
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(3) to be treated with respect and recognition of the ward's dignity and individuality;
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(4) to exercise full control of all aspect of life not specifically granted to the guardian;
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(5) to personal privacy and confidentiality;
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(6) to control the ward's personal environment based on the ward's preferences;
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(7) to participate in social, religious, and recreational activities; and
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(8) to receive timely and appropriate health care medical treatment.
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Alternatives to Guardianship - correct answer✔✔Before appointing a guardian, the court ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
must find by clear and convincing evidence that alternatives to a guardianship and available
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supports and services were considered and were determined not to be feasible.
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Examples of alternatives: joint bank account, appointment of an agent under a durable
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power of attorney, execution of a medical power of attorney, creation of a management
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trust.
Proceeding in rem - correct answer✔✔A guardianship administration for a ward's estate is a ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
proceeding in rem; i.e., it is a proceeding to determine title to or interests in specific ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
property. ||//\\||
Hearings am be held at any suitable location in the county. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, Jurisdiction - correct answer✔✔The county court has jurisdiction to hear all matters ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
appertaining to or incident to a guardianship estate. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
If the county has a statutory probate court, that court has jurisdiction.
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If the county does not have a statutory probate court but has a statutory count court at law,
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all guardianships are filed and heard in that court or the constitutional county court.
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In the smaller Texas counties that have constitutional county courts only, the county and
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district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Venue - correct answer✔✔Guardianship of Minor: the county in which both parents reside,
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or if not in the same county, in the county of residence of the parent who is the child's sole
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manageing conservator or join managing conservator with the greater period of physical ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
possession. ||//\\||
Guardianship of incapacitated adult: county of residence or county where the principal estate ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
is located.
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Appointment of guardian by will: may be brought in either the county in which the will was ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
probated or the county of the appointee's residence. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
If two or more courts have concurrent venue, the court in which an application for a
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guardianship was initially field has jurisdiction. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
On motion, the court may transfer a guardianship to another county, when the movant
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provides sufficient reasons for the transfer. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Who May be Appointed Guardian for a Minor - correct answer✔✔If parent of minor is living,
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a guardian does not have to be appointed since a parent is a natural guardian. While a
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detailed solutions ||//\\||
Guardian - correct answer✔✔A guardian is a person appointed by the probate court who is ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
charged with the duty of care and management of the person or peropty, or both, of a
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minor or an incapacitated adult. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A guardianship involves two disctinct roles: a guardian of the person and a guardian of the
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estate.
Limited Guardianships Encouraged - correct answer✔✔A guardian may have full authority or
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only limited authority over an incapacitated person as indicated by the perso's actual mental
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or physical limitations and only as necessary to promote and protect the well-being of the
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person.
Guarding of the Person--Rights and Duties - correct answer✔✔The right to take charge of ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
the ward and to establish the ward's legal domicile.
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The duty to provide care, supervision, and protection for the ward, and must provide the
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ward with clothing, food, medical care, and shelter.
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Guarding may consent to the ward's medical psychiactric, and surgical treatment and, in ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
some cases, may place the ward in a restrictive care facility.
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Guardian of the Estate--Rights and Duties - correct answer✔✔Teh right and duty to possess ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
and manage the ward's property, enforce obligations in favor of the ward, and bring and
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defend suits by or against the ward. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
,The duty to take care of and manage the ward's estate as a prudent person would manage
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his own property, and must account for all rents, profits, and revenues earned by the estate.
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Rights of Wards - correct answer✔✔A ward has all the rights, benefits, responsibilities and
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privileges granted b law, except to the extent limited by the court, including : ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
(1) the right to have a copy of the guardianship order and related documents;
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(2) to have a guardianship that encourages the development of self-reliance;
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(3) to be treated with respect and recognition of the ward's dignity and individuality;
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(4) to exercise full control of all aspect of life not specifically granted to the guardian;
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(5) to personal privacy and confidentiality;
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(6) to control the ward's personal environment based on the ward's preferences;
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(7) to participate in social, religious, and recreational activities; and
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(8) to receive timely and appropriate health care medical treatment.
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Alternatives to Guardianship - correct answer✔✔Before appointing a guardian, the court ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
must find by clear and convincing evidence that alternatives to a guardianship and available
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supports and services were considered and were determined not to be feasible.
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Examples of alternatives: joint bank account, appointment of an agent under a durable
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power of attorney, execution of a medical power of attorney, creation of a management
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trust.
Proceeding in rem - correct answer✔✔A guardianship administration for a ward's estate is a ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
proceeding in rem; i.e., it is a proceeding to determine title to or interests in specific ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
property. ||//\\||
Hearings am be held at any suitable location in the county. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
, Jurisdiction - correct answer✔✔The county court has jurisdiction to hear all matters ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
appertaining to or incident to a guardianship estate. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
If the county has a statutory probate court, that court has jurisdiction.
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If the county does not have a statutory probate court but has a statutory count court at law,
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all guardianships are filed and heard in that court or the constitutional county court.
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In the smaller Texas counties that have constitutional county courts only, the county and
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district courts have concurrent jurisdiction. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Venue - correct answer✔✔Guardianship of Minor: the county in which both parents reside,
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or if not in the same county, in the county of residence of the parent who is the child's sole
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manageing conservator or join managing conservator with the greater period of physical ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
possession. ||//\\||
Guardianship of incapacitated adult: county of residence or county where the principal estate ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
is located.
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Appointment of guardian by will: may be brought in either the county in which the will was ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
probated or the county of the appointee's residence. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
If two or more courts have concurrent venue, the court in which an application for a
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guardianship was initially field has jurisdiction. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
On motion, the court may transfer a guardianship to another county, when the movant
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provides sufficient reasons for the transfer. ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
Who May be Appointed Guardian for a Minor - correct answer✔✔If parent of minor is living,
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a guardian does not have to be appointed since a parent is a natural guardian. While a
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