Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3144 amends provisions of the Texas Probate Code relating to guardianship of a ward, former ward, or incapacitated person. Included in the bill are amendments to provide that the validity of a guardianship is not affected by the failure to notify all adult siblings, to require a court to hold a hearing to determine the necessity for a physician's examination of the proposed ward, and to raise the caps on the amount of money of an estate under which the guardianship of the estate may be terminated, creditors paid, or an interest of the estate sold.