Estate planning

Declaration of Guardian for an Adult

A Declaration of Guardian lets you choose who will serve as your guardian if a court ever needs to appoint one due to incapacity.

What this document does

This document is for Texas residents who want to pre-designate a guardian of the person and/or estate.
You enter the declarant's details, a primary guardian, and optional successor guardians for both person and estate.
When you finish, the app generates a completed Texas Declaration of Guardian Word document for review and signing.

When to use

Use this when a client wants to express their preference for a guardian in advance, in case a guardianship proceeding is ever necessary.

Declarant details · Guardian of person & estate · Word export

This tool helps prepare documents for review. It does not provide legal advice.