{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1357.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1357.003","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"Text of section as added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214, Sec. 23\nThe purpose of this chapter is to recognize a less restrictive substitute for guardianship for adults with disabilities who need assistance with decisions regarding daily living but who are not considered incapacitated persons for purposes of establishing a guardianship under this title.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE I. OTHER SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS AND SUBSTITUTES FOR GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1357. SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENT ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1357.htm#1357.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"d71d8b31b61b0745c13aea2b84853dc49b84fa19ce002ef2a0279eb71b59ee5a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1357.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1357.003-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}