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The temporary guardian must file the oath or declaration and bond within 20 days of the appointing order, explain the Ward's Bill of Rights (attached) to the ward, exercise only the powers expressed in the appointing order or later orders (§ 1251.101), and — if guardian of the person — file the § 1251.153(a-1) final report at expiration; if guardian of the estate, keep funds in insured accounts with excess in interest-bearing accounts, obtain court orders before any expenditure (including an allowance) and before disposing of non-cash assets, keep records, keep Social Security funds separate, preserve and insure assets, and, since a temporary guardianship may not exceed 60 days except under § 1251.052, file at expiration a sworn list of property, a return of sales and a full exhibit and account of all acts (§ 1251.151); with the fiduciary do's and don'ts and bond responsibilities; signed and filed by the temporary guardian.
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.
CAUSE NO. _____________________________ IN THE GUARDIANSHIP OF § IN THE PROBATE COURT § ________________________________, § NO. 3 § AN INCAPACITATED PERSON/ MINOR CHILD § BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS COURT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TEMPORARY GUARDIAN OF THE PERSON AND/OR ESTATE OF AN INCAPACITATED PERSON OR MINOR As the duly appointed Temporary Guardian of the Person and/or Estate, you are hereby advised by the
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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