[Caption. See § 3 of the Introduction in this manual.]
Order Transferring Guardianship Proceeding
from [name of county] County, Texas,
Pursuant to Texas Estates Code Section 1023.003
On this day the Court considered the Application to Transfer Guardianship from [name of transferring county] County, Texas, to [name of receiving county] County, Texas, in the above-entitled and -numbered cause. The Court, having examined the Application and heard the evidence and argument of counsel, finds the following:
1.This Court has jurisdiction and venue of this cause.
2.Guardian, [name of guardian], has waived issuance and service of citation by waiver filed herein.
3.The sureties on the bond of the guardian have been cited by personal service or have waived such service.
4.Good cause for denying the Application has not been shown.
5.Transfer of the guardianship is in the best interest of Ward, [name of ward].
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:
1.This guardianship is hereby transferred to the Court having probate jurisdiction of [name of receiving county] County, Texas.
2.The clerk of this Court shall record any previously unrecorded papers in this guardianship, make a complete, certified transcript of all orders, decrees, judgments and proceedings in this case and submit the transcript with the original papers to the [designation of clerk] clerk of [name of receiving county] County, Texas.
3.The existing bond of [name of guardian], Guardian, shall remain in effect until a new bond has been given to this Court or until a rider to the existing bond, noting this transfer, has been filed with this Court.
4.All costs associated with this proceeding are hereby waived.
SIGNED on ________________________________.
JUDGE PRESIDING