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2021 Texas Statutes
Estates Code
Title 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 22 - Definitions
Section 22.016. Incapacitated Person

Universal Citation:
TX Est Code § 22.016 (2021)
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Sec. 22.016. INCAPACITATED PERSON. A person is "incapacitated" if the person:

(1) is a minor;

(2) is an adult who, because of a physical or mental condition, is substantially unable to:

(A) provide food, clothing, or shelter for himself or herself;

(B) care for the person's own physical health; or

(C) manage the person's own financial affairs; or

(3) must have a guardian appointed for the person to receive funds due the person from a governmental source.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

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