{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1103.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1103.003","heading":"EFFECTIVE DATE OF GUARDIANSHIP.","body":"If the application filed under Section 1103.001 is heard before the proposed ward's 18th birthday, a guardianship created under this chapter may not take effect and the person appointed guardian may not take the oath or make the declaration as required under Section 1105.051 or give a bond as required under Section 1105.101 until the proposed ward's 18th birthday.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 521 (S.B. 626), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1103. PROCEDURE TO APPOINT GUARDIAN FOR CERTAIN MINORS REQUIRING GUARDIANSHIPS AS ADULTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1103.htm#1103.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"b5ac797346dd6930ce89b2c9ffe25ed7aac1b837fb680aac0b59094c7e08e4ff","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1103.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1103.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}