Tex. Est. Code Section 22.016
Incapacitated Person

A person is “incapacitated” if the person:

(1)

is a minor;

(2)

is an adult who, because of a physical or mental condition, is substantially unable to:

(A)

provide food, clothing, or shelter for himself or herself;

(B)

care for the person’s own physical health; or

(C)

manage the person’s own financial affairs; or

(3)

must have a guardian appointed for the person to receive funds due the person from a governmental source.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 22.016 — Incapacitated Person, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­22.­htm#22.­016 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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