{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1104.303","heading":"REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICATION.","body":"(a) An application for a certificate of registration must include a sworn statement containing the following information concerning a private professional guardian or each person who represents or plans to represent the interests of a ward as a guardian on behalf of the private professional guardian:\n(1) place of residence;\n(2) business address and business telephone number;\n(3) educational background and professional experience;\n(4) three or more professional references;\n(5) the name of each ward for whom the private professional guardian or person is or will be serving as a guardian;\n(6) the aggregate fair market value of the property of all wards that is or will be managed by the private professional guardian or person;\n(7) whether the private professional guardian or person has ever been removed as a guardian by the court or resigned as a guardian in a particular case, and, if so:\n(A) a description of the circumstances causing the removal or resignation; and\n(B) the style of the suit, the docket number, and the court having jurisdiction over the proceeding; and\n(8) the certification number or provisional certification number issued to the private professional guardian or person by the guardianship certification program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.\n(b) The application must be:\n(1) made to the clerk of the county having venue of the proceeding for the appointment of a guardian; and\n(2) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $40 to cover the cost of administering this subchapter.\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. 2.15, eff. September 1, 2014.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 2080), Sec. 13, eff. January 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 G. PRIVATE PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1104.htm#1104.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"85810d87714e38928d8bceb1da88beec91d4b0827309af204cac46e160fa9a4d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}