Texas Contested Guardianship Law, Texas Contested Guardianship Lawsuits, Texas Guardianship Applications, Texas Guardianship Litigation, and Incapacitated by Texas Guardianship Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer

Unfortunately, an application for guardianship is not always uncontested. Sometimes the proposed ward does not feel like a guardianship is necessary and sometimes the proposed ward is correct. Family members that are more interested in inheritance than in a ward's best interest can sometimes seek to take a person's money and freedom through a guardianship. In these instances, it is important to hire an experienced Texas contested guardianship attorney to represent the proposed ward and properly advise the proposed ward on how to fight an unnecessary guardianship.

In other situations, an inappropriate guardian may be more interested in their own benefit than in the ward's best interests. In these situations, a family member of the proposed ward can often step in to contest who the ward's guardian will be to ensure that the ward's best interests come first. In these instances, it is also important to hire an experienced Texas contested guardianship attorney to represent the interests of the ward and prevent an unfit guardian from being appointed.

Drive By Guardianships and the Race to the Court House

A proceeding for the appointment of a guardian for the person or estate, or both, of an incapacitated person shall be brought 1) in the county in which the proposed ward resides, or 2 ) is located on the date the application is filed or 3) in the county in which the principal estate of the proposed ward is located. If there are multiple counties where the application for a guardianship can be heard, then the place where the first application is filed controls. Combining this rule with 2) above, we have instances where a family member is brought for a visit for the purpose of filing for an application to get the proceeding in a local court. This can be convenient, but also can create races to the court house for different family members.

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Texas contested guardianship lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, works with families that are dealing with contested guardianship issues. He understands the guardianship issues and has been able to successfully defeat unnecessary guardianships. For more information on Texas Contested Guardianship Issues, feel free to use our Texas Contested Guardianship Lawyer Contact Form or please contact Austin, Texas Contested Guardianship attorney Jason Coomer.

This Texas probate information website was created by Texas probate lawyer Jason S. Coomer and is intended only as general information on probating Wills, helping Executors, drafting Wills, contesting Wills, filing Suits to Determine Rightful Heirs of property and estates, filing Small Estate Affidavits, filing Affidavits of Heirship, filing Applications for Guardianships, fighting Involuntary Guardianships, filing Guardianship Reports, filing breach of fiduciary duty claims, estate planning, and clearing title to property and assets. Please contact Texas attorney Jason S. Coomer for or a licensed Texas lawyer for legal advice pertaining to Texas Probate matters.