{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1104.002","heading":"PREFERENCE OF INCAPACITATED PERSON.","body":"Before appointing a guardian, the court shall make a reasonable effort to consider the incapacitated person's preference of the person to be appointed guardian and, to the extent consistent with other provisions of this title, shall give due consideration to the preference indicated by the incapacitated person, regardless of whether the person has designated by declaration a guardian before the need arises under Subchapter E.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1104. SELECTION OF AND ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS GUARDIAN","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1104.htm#1104.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"2e57bef6481cee9ce89f03a20c000e8a4d28578c6d8aa32f280442ea51967674","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}