{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1104.253","heading":"EXCEPTION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.","body":"A family member or friend of an incapacitated person is not required to be certified under Subchapter C, Chapter 155, Government Code, or any other law to serve as the person's guardian.\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. 2.10, 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#1104.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"7011f217d2a2f1c94585dad6b9f989a4b3345c444ab2066002cad721a5de95b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}