{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.353","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1104.353","heading":"NOTORIOUSLY BAD CONDUCT; PRESUMPTION CONCERNING BEST INTEREST.","body":"(a) A person may not be appointed guardian if the person's conduct is notoriously bad.\n(b) It is presumed to be not in the best interests of a ward or incapacitated person to appoint as guardian of the ward or incapacitated person a person who has been finally convicted of:\n(1) any sexual offense, including sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, and prohibited sexual conduct;\n(2) aggravated assault;\n(3) injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual;\n(4) abandoning or endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual;\n(5) terroristic threat; or\n(6) continuous violence against the family of the ward or incapacitated person.\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. 982 (H.B. 2080), Sec. 14, eff. January 1, 2014.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 830 (H.B. 2187), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.","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 H. GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1104.htm#1104.353","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"5f371c0d13e5ed9d4465a8ebb6dd44dd3943fa7af431f67937e67ecdb0b14777","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.352","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.354"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}