In our last column on guardianship, we introduced a discussion of adult guardianship by talking about temporary guardianship. Sometimes, that's exactly what it sounds like-a person taking care of another person and his or her finances for a period of up to 60 days, as...
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Guardianship
How does the temporary guardianship process work for adults?
Guardianship is not something that just applies to children. Indeed, a number of legal guardianship cases in Texas and elsewhere involve unmarried adults (or widows or widowers) who have become incapacitated or otherwise unable to take care of either themselves, their...
Guardianship in Texas
For many, when they hear the term guardianship, they think of the legal status pertaining to those who want to function as parents to a child. While that may be the case in some instances, when referring to guardianships in the legal sense, we are referring to the...