Guardians, please review the administrative order signed by Judge Herman regarding temporary changes to guardians’ visits of their wards who reside in facilities that are prohibiting in-person visits in response to COVID-19.
Peace Officers Who Have Arrested or Detained a Ward of this Court
Any peace officer who arrests or detains a person currently under guardianship in this Court has a statutory duty to notify the Probate Court of the person’s arrest or detention. Peace officers can provide notice to this Court by submitting a summary email to [email protected].
Instructions for Guardians
- JBCC Guardianship Registration
- Court Instructions for Guardian of the Person (updated 03/08/2019)
- Court Instructions for Guardian of the Estate (updated 03/08/2019)
- Court Instructions for Guardian of the Person and Estate (updated 03/08/2019)
- Summary of Duties, Guardian of the Person (updated 9/1/2015)
- Summary of Ongoing Duties, Guardian of the Estate (updated 01/01/2014)
For Annual Reports
- Annual Report of the Person (updated 10/17/2018)
- Annual Report of the Person (do not print this version if you are going to fill out the form completely by hand; use the pdf version instead) (updated 10/17/2018)
- Probate Court's Representative Payee Report- Use this document as an attachment to the Annual Report when
- there is no Guardian of the Estate and
- the Guardian of the Person is the Ward's Representative Payee for Social Security funds.
- Income & Expenses Worksheet - Use this document as an attachment to the Annual Report when
- there is no Guardian of the Estate and
- the Guardian of the Person is managing funds of the Ward pursuant to Court order other than Social Security funds
For Annual and Final Accounts
- Administrative Order 2019-4 Regarding the Filing of Annual and Final Accounts (updated for 2/25/2019)
- Cover Sheet for Accounting Backup Documentation
- Probate Court’s Representative Payee Report - Use this document as an attachment to the Annual Account when the Guardian of the Estate is the Representative Payee for Social Security
- Guardianship ANNUAL Account Attorney Checklist
Miscellaneous documents
- Uncontested Guardianship Docket Procedures (updated01/01/2023)
- Uncontested Guardianship Docket Setting Request Form (updated 01/01/2023)
- Uncontested Guardianship Docket Setting Request Form (updated 01/01/2023) (do not print this version to fill out by hand; use the pdf version instead)
- Court Initiated Guardianship Information Letter
- Court Initiated Guardianship Information Letter (do not print this version to fill out by hand; use the pdf version instead)
- Physician's Certificate Of Medical Examination (updated 02/27/2017)
- Guardianship General Information Form (revised 09/29/2014)
- Bill of Rights for Persons under Guardianship (updated 9/1/2021)
- A Texas Guide to Adult Guardianship
Guardianship Visitor Volunteer Program
The Court Visitor Volunteer Program
For information about guardianship hearings, see the Hearings and Jury Trials page.
