{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.017","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1002.017","heading":"INCAPACITATED PERSON.","body":"\"Incapacitated person\" means:\n(1) a minor;\n(2) an adult who, because of a physical or mental condition, is substantially unable to:\n(A) provide food, clothing, or shelter for himself or herself;\n(B) care for the person's own physical health; or\n(C) manage the person's own financial affairs; or\n(3) a person who must have a guardian appointed for the person to receive funds due the person from a governmental source.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1002. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1002.htm#1002.017","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"be5ab6876e27b7293e74a09647e7dd15097526682cfbeba4fff0438f39f5564c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}