# Tex. Estates Code § 1202.001: TERM OF GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANSHIP

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Estates Code § 1202.001
- **Heading:** TERM OF GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANSHIP
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.001

## Text

(a) Unless otherwise discharged as provided by law, a guardian remains in office until the estate is closed.

(b) A guardianship shall be settled and closed when the ward:

(1) dies and, if the ward was married, the ward's spouse qualifies as survivor in community;

(2) is found by the court to have full capacity, or sufficient capacity with supports and services, to care for himself or herself and to manage the ward's property;

(3) is no longer a minor; or

(4) no longer must have a guardian appointed to receive funds due the ward from any governmental source.

(c) Except for an order issued under Section 1101.153(a-1), an order appointing a guardian or a successor guardian may specify a period of not more than one year during which a petition for adjudication that the ward no longer requires the guardianship may not be filed without special leave.

(d) A request for an order under this section may be made by informal letter to the court. A person who knowingly interferes with the transmission of the request to the court may be adjudged guilty of contempt of court.

(e) If a nonresident guardian of a nonresident ward qualifies as guardian under this title, any resident guardian's guardianship may be terminated.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.001 § 1202.001. TERM OF GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANSHIP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.001.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.002 § 1202.002. TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP IF PARENT IS NO LONGER INCAPACITATED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.002.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.003 § 1202.003. TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP OF ESTATE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ABLE ACCOUNT BY CERTAIN PERSONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.003.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.051 § 1202.051. APPLICATION AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.051.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.052 § 1202.052. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.052.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.053 § 1202.053. CITATION REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.053.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.054 § 1202.054. INFORMAL REQUEST FOR ORDER BY WARD; INVESTIGATION AND REPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.054.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.055 § 1202.055. RESTRICTION ON SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION REGARDING CAPACITY OR MODIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.055.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.101 § 1202.101. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.101.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.102 § 1202.102. COMPENSATION FOR ATTORNEY AD LITEM AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.102.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.103 § 1202.103. RETENTION AND COMPENSATION OF ATTORNEY FOR WARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.103.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.151 § 1202.151. EVIDENCE AND BURDEN OF PROOF AT HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.151.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.152 § 1202.152. LETTER OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.152.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.153 § 1202.153. FINDINGS REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.153.md)

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