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Administrative Order 2026-1 appoints a Court Investigator in ALL guardianship matters pending in the Brazos County Courts at Law to investigate the condition and circumstances of every ward/proposed ward: the investigator provides the order and applicable pleadings to the ward and meets with them, investigates whether the person is incapacitated and whether a guardianship is necessary; the ward may petition to set aside the appointment (Estates Code sec. 1102.001(b)(1)) where an Information Letter is on file; and (Estates Code sec. 1054.152(3) + HIPAA 45 CFR 164.512(e)(1)(i)) any covered entity must give the investigator complete, immediate access to the ward’s protected health information.
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"IT IS ORDERED that the Court Investigator is hereby appointed in all guardianship matters pending within the County Courts at Law of Brazos County, Texas and that the Court Investigator shall investigate the condition and circumstances of all wards and/or proposed wards..." The investigator provides the order and pleadings to the ward at an initial meeting and investigates incapacity/necessity; the ward "has the right to petition the Court to have the Court Investigator’s appointment herein set aside pursuant to Section 1102.001(b)(1) if an Information Letter filed under Section 1102.003 of the Texas Estates Code is on file." Per Estates Code sec. 1054.152(3) and HIPAA 45 CFR 164.512(e)(1)(i), "any covered entity presented with this Order shall provide the Court Investigator complete and immediate access to and copies of the ward’s and/or proposed ward’s protected health information." Filed January 7, 2026.
Reviewer note: Image-only registration (2 pages) read through the vision lane; operative provisions quoted verbatim; filed January 7, 2026. Composed benchpath-ajr2-brazos.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.