Court Instructions of the Guardian of the Person of an Incapacitated Adult or Minor (Bexar County Probate Court No. 3; effective September 1, 2023)

High confidence· verified September 8, 2026Divisional InstructionsCourt Instructions of the Guardian of the Person of an Incapacitated Adult or Minor, effective 9/1/2023, Bexar County Probate Court No. 3, Judge Barbie Scharf-Zeldes — posted by Bexar County (www.bexar.org, Probate Court 3 page).

Summary

The guardian of the person must file the bond and oath or declaration within 20 days of the appointing order (the qualification date), explain the Ward's Bill of Rights (Estates Code § 1151.351, attached) to the ward in the ward's language or preferred mode of communication on appointment and at each annual renewal, file the sworn Annual Report of the Condition, Welfare and Well-Being of the Ward within 60 days after each anniversary of qualification (show cause, revocation, removal or a fine up to $1,000 otherwise; form on the court's Orders & Forms page), account to the Social Security Administration for any benefits received, preserve and insure the ward's assets, file the final report when the guardianship closes on the ward's death or restoration, and consult counsel; signed and filed by the guardian.

Applies to

Applies to fiduciaries appointed by Bexar County Probate Court No. 3 (Judge Barbie Scharf-Zeldes), who must sign the instructions and file them with the clerk; not registered on TOPICs — posted on the court's Orders & Forms page. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

CAUSE NO. _____________________________ IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF § IN THE PROBATE COURT § ________________________________, § NO. 3 § AN INCAPACITATED PERSON/ MINOR CHILD § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS COURT INSTRUCTIONS OF THE GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON OF AN INCAPACITATED ADULT OR MINOR As the duly appointed Guardian of the Person, you are hereby advised by the Court that you must comply with the following sta

Official source: Bexar County Courts — www.bexar.org (county website; Civil District Courts, Presiding Court, individual district-court, County Courts, Probate Court, Justice of the Peace, Veterans Treatment Court, District Clerk and Attorney Information pages)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 8, 2026
Effective date: September 1, 2023
Last verified: September 8, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr4-bexar-ownsite-2026-09-07

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (native text layer read in full). Issued over the judge's signature block, so judge-joined. The cash-reconciliation worksheet attached to the instructions is described, not reproduced.

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