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Guardianship
   Guardianship Program (Separate Website)
Guardianship is a legal method used to protect a person's well-being when he or she cannot protect themselves. A guardian is a court-appointed person or entity that makes decisions on behalf of a person with diminished capacity. Chapter 13 of the Probate Code defines the purpose, laws and responsibilities of a guardian.
By: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services 		  
   
   Guardianship Program (Separate Website)
Guardianship is a legal process used to provide protection for adults who are incapacitated, as defined by the Texas Probate Code.
By: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services 		  
   
   How to Select a Lawyer This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: The State Bar of Texas 		  
   
   Limited Scope Representation This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
A way for people with limited money to afford an attorney.
By: Legal Hotlines for Texans 		  
   
   Local Guardianship and Money Management Programs in Texas

By: Texas Health and Human Services Commission 		  
   
   Policy Regarding Self-Represented Applicants This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Under Texas law, individuals applying for letters testamentary, letters of administration, determinations of heirship, and guardianships of the person or estate must be represented by a licensed attorney. 		  
   
   Protecting the Incapacitated: A Guide to Guardianship in Texas from Application to Oath This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: Texas Young Lawyer's Association 		  
   
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Powers of attorney/advance directives/living wills
   2011 Referral Directory Legal Services and Other Resources This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Legal services and other resources for low-income Texans. 		  
   
   Advance Directive
Advance Directives are documents that communicate your wishes about medical care if, at some point in the future, you are unable to speak for yourself. 		  
   
   Consent to Medical Treatment This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Only for patients in a nursing home or hospital. Authorizes a surrogate decision maker to make treatment decisions for an adult patient who cannot make treatment decisions and who has not issued a directive and needs medical care. Does not include withholding or withdrawing life sustaining treatment.
By: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Declaration for Mental Health Treatment This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This is an important legal document. This document allows you to make decisions in advance about mental health treatment and specifically three types of mental health treatment: psychoactive medication, convulsive therapy, and emergency mental health treatment. The instructions that you include in this declaration will be followed only if a court believes that you are incapacitated to make treatment decisions. Otherwise, you will be considered able to give or withhold consent for the treatments.
By: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Designation of Guardian in Advance of Need
Competent surviving parents of minor or disabled children may designate a guardian in the event of the parent's death or disability. A competent adult may designate a guardian in the event of later disability.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans 		  
   
   Directive to Physicians
A Directive to Physicians is a legal form that communicates your wishes about life sustaining medical treatment at some time in the future.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans 		  
   
   Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates Form This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This is an important legal document known as an Advance Directive. It is designed to help you communicate your wishes about medical treatment at some time in the future when you are unable to make your wishes known because of illness or injury.
By: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
    Read this in: Spanish / Español 		  
   
   Heirship This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Affidavit of Heirship for a motor vehicle VTR-262.
By: Texas Department of Transportation 		  
   
   How to Select a Lawyer This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)

By: The State Bar of Texas 		  
   
   Limited Scope Representation This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
A way for people with limited money to afford an attorney.
By: Legal Hotlines for Texans 		  
   
   Medical Power of Attorney (Separate Website)
It is a document, signed by a competent adult, i.e., "principal," designating a person that the principal trusts to make health care decisions on the principal's behalf should the principal be unable to make such decisions. The individual chosen to act on the principal's behalf is referred to as an "agent."
By: Texas Medical Association 		  
   
   Out-of-Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Form This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
An Out-of-Hospital DNR is a legal form that tells emergency medical professionals not to start or to continue certain life-saving procedures.
By: Texas Department of State Health Services 		  
   
   Out-of-Hospital Do Not Resuscitate Q&A
An Out-of-Hospital DNR is a legal form that tells emergency medical professionals not to start or to continue certain life-saving procedures.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans 		  
   
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