{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1104.251","heading":"CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN GUARDIANS.","body":"(a) An individual must be certified under Subchapter C, Chapter 155, Government Code, if the individual:\n(1) is a private professional guardian;\n(2) will represent the interests of a ward as a guardian on behalf of a private professional guardian;\n(3) is providing guardianship services to a ward of a guardianship program on the program's behalf, except as provided by Section 1104.254; or\n(4) is an employee of the Department of Aging and Disability Services providing guardianship services to a ward of the department.\n(b) An individual employed by or contracting with a guardianship program must be certified as provided by Subsection (a) to provide guardianship services to a ward of the program.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 (S.B. 966), Sec. 2.08, eff. September 1, 2014.","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 F. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN GUARDIANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1104.htm#1104.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"c7e4d6c417556cc5bbdb491fe20a8ab0fec5f94aacbe94f0905c94cef0b29e3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.212","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}