§ 694. Term of Appointment of Guardian
694. Term of Appointment of Guardian
(a) Unless otherwise discharged as provided by law, a guardian remains in office until the estate is closed.
(b) The guardianship shall be settled and closed when the incapacitated person:
(1) dies and, if the person was married, the person's spouse qualifies as survivor in community;
(2) is found by the court to have full capacity to care for himself or herself and to manage the person's property;
(3) is no longer a minor; or
(4) no longer must have a guardian appointed to receive funds due the person from any governmental source.
(c) 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 incapacitated person 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 chapter, the guardianship of any resident guardian may be terminated.
(f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 379, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.