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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement of a guardian to provide information |
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regarding a ward's health and residence to certain relatives of the |
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ward. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1151.056(a) and (g), Estates Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only with respect to a relative |
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[relatives] described under Sections 1101.001(b)(13)(A)-(D): |
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(1) against whom a protective order has not been |
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issued to protect the ward; |
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(2) who has not been found by a court or other state |
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agency to have abused, neglected, or exploited the ward; and |
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(3) who has elected in writing to receive the notice |
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about a ward under this section. |
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(g) In considering a motion under Subsection (e), the court |
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shall relieve the guardian of the duty to provide notice about a |
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ward to a relative under this section if the court finds that: |
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(1) the motion includes a written request from a relative |
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electing to not receive the notice; |
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(2) the guardian was unable to locate the relative after |
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making reasonable efforts to discover and locate the relative; |
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(3) the guardian was able to locate the relative, but was |
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unable to establish communication with the relative after making |
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reasonable efforts to establish communication; or |
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(4)
a protective order was issued against the relative to
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protect the ward;
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(5)
a court or other state agency has found that the
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relative abused, neglected, or exploited the ward; or
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(4) [(6)] notice is not in the best interest of the ward. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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guardianship created before, on, or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |