Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000 Page: 27
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requests to initiate guardianship investigations pursuant to Section 683 of the
Texas Probate Code."
In 1999, 201 out of about 300 judges with guardianship jurisdiction responded
to the survey. The survey revealed the following results:
> 27,593 existing guardianship cases supervised by Texas courts;
> 3,009 guardianship cases filed in 1998;
> 821 requests for court initiated guardianship under TPC 683;
> 426 of the 1998 filings had no suitable family member to be guardian;
39 Judges believed that their counties needed guardianship
programs.
Based on this survey, the more accurate count for existing guardianship cases
was probably closer to 41,000. Approximately 4,500 guardianship cases were
filed in 1998. In approximately 650 of these cases filed in 1998, no suitable
family member was willing to be appointed as guardian.
2000 Judicial Guardianship Survey
In 2000, the Board directed the HHSC Guardianship Alliance to conduct a
third Judicial Guardianship survey. An additional question added to the 2000
survey was" How many of the number of requests to initiate guardianship
investigations pursuant to Section 683 of the Texas Probate Code received by
your court were due to APS investigations?"
In 2000, 211 of about 300 judges with guardianship jurisdiction responded to
the survey. The survey revealed the following results:
> 43,700 existing guardianships supervised by Texas courts;
> 3404 guardianship cases filed in 1999;
> 1019 requests for court initiated guardianship under TPC 683;
> 730 of the 1999 requests had no suitable family member to be
appointed guardian;
> 231 guardianships in which APS is the guardian; and,
> 90 of the court initiated guardianships requests were due to APS
investigations.
42 Judges believed that their counties needed new or expanded
guardianship programs.
Based on the results of this survey, the more accurate count for existing
guardianships cases may be closer to 46,000. Approximately 4,500
guardianship cases were filed in 1999, and in approximately 900 of these
cases, no suitable family member was willing or able to be appointed as
guardian. The numbers are higher than those ascertained by the 1999 Judicial
Guardianship Survey.27
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Guardianship Alliance of Texas. Texas Guardianship Issues Biennial Report: 2000, report, December 1, 2000; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1544020/m1/33/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.