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Texas Guardianship Association

Texas Guardianship Manual

Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 2: Temporary Guardianships and Other Emergency Relief

Presentation provides an essential narrative on temporary guardianships and other emergency relief with related forms and commentary.

Speaker: Kathleen Tanner Beduze, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 3: Alternatives to Guardianship and Pre-Guardianship Planning

Judge King discusses the concept of less restrictive alternatives to guardianship and explains over four dozen potential alternatives to guardianship and how these can be applied when appropriate to limit or obviate the need to create a guardianship.

Speaker: Hon. Steve King
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 4: Creating Guardianships

Chapter 4 of the Texas Guardianship Manual provides an essential narrative on creating guardianships with related forms and commentary. This session will provide instruction on the process of filing a guardianship proceeding and peripheral issues that must be considered when initiating a guardianship. The presenter will refer to an online version of the Texas Guardianship Manual throughout the presentation.

Speaker: Dyann McCully, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 5: Guardianships of Veterans and the VA Fiduciary Program

Presentation provides an overview of the VA Fiduciary Program and practice tips for handling guardianships and other fiduciary arrangements for disabled veterans and dealing with conflicting provisions of Texas law and Federal law.

Speaker: Kevin Alter, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 6: Guardians and Attorneys Ad Litem

Learn how the Texas Estate Codes provides for the appointment of attorneys and guardians ad litem. During this webinar we will discuss common situations and scenarios where a court either may or shall appoint an attorney or guardian ad litem, depending on the circumstances. We will also discuss the basic differences between the roles, responsibilities, and duties of the attorney ad litem and guardian ad litem, as well as the limitations imposed by law.

Speaker: Hon. Judge Cox
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 7 & 14: Inventories, Final Accounts, Creditor Claims

Presentation provides an essential narrative on inventories, safekeeping, creditors, final accounts, and closing guardianships with related forms and commentary.

Speaker: Lisa Jamieson, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 8: Guardianship Administration

Presentation provides instruction on the administrative procedures a guardian must consider after the guardianship has been created.

Speaker: Craig Hopper, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 9: Guardianship Modification, Restoration, and Successor Guardians

Presentation provides instruction on the administrative procedures a guardian must consider after the guardianship has been created.

Speaker: Brenden Harvell, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 10: Litigation

Presentation provides an essential narrative on Litigation and discusses these issues and more, including practical tips for dealing with many of the more common issues in a contested guardianship, lesser restrictive alternatives and, supports and services.

Speakers: Hon. Amy Parsons & Ray Black, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 11: Guardianship Management Trusts

Presentation addresses how guardians should deal with third parties and learn how the 1301 Management Trust enables the management of assets belonging to minor children, incapacitated adults, and persons with disabilities.

Speaker: Hon. Christine Butts
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 12: Public Benefits

Presentation will discuss the 2024 changes and updates to public benefits including: Medicaid update with new numbers and guidelines, VA update with current planning strategies, changes in the law, how Medicaid applications are handled and practical tips.

Speaker: Travis Weaver, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 13: Foreign Guardianships

Presentation provides an essential narrative on Foreign Guardianships and addresses the relationship between Texas courts and other state and territorial guardianship courts.

Speakers: Terry Hammond, JD, Steve Fields, JD & Jeff Arnier, JD
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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Texas Guardianship Manual – Chapter 16: Mental Illness and Involuntary Commitment

Guardians and Attorneys practicing in mental health should be aware of the most common forms of mental illness that present in patients facing involuntary commitment. An explanation of such common forms will be discussed during this presentation.

Speaker: Hon. Christine Butts
Credit: 1.0 CEU | 1.0 CLE
Member Price: $25   Non-Member Price: $45

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