§ 672. Annual Determination Whether Guardianship Should be Continued, Modified, or Terminated

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672. Annual Determination Whether Guardianship Should be Continued, Modified, or Terminated

(a) A court in which a guardianship proceeding is pending shall review annually each guardianship in which the application to create the guardianship was filed after September 1, 1993, and may review annually any other guardianship to determine whether the guardianship should be continued, modified, or terminated.

(b) In reviewing a guardianship as provided by Subsection (a) of this section, a statutory probate court may:

(1) review any report prepared by a court investigator under Section 648A or 694A(c) of this code;

(2) review any report prepared by a guardian ad litem under Section 694A(c) of this code;

(3) review any report prepared by a court visitor under Section 648 of this code;

(4) conduct a hearing; or

(5) review an annual account prepared under Section 741 of this code or a report prepared under Section 743 of this code.

(c) In reviewing a guardianship as provided by Subsection (a) of this section, a court that is not a statutory probate court may use any appropriate method determined by the court according to the court's caseload and the resources available to the court.

(d) A determination under this section must be in writing and filed with the clerk.

(e) This section does not apply to a guardianship that is created only because it is necessary for a person to have a guardian appointed to receive funds from a governmental source.