Texas Estates Code 1164.002 – Immunity of Guardianship Program
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Terms Used In Texas Estates Code 1164.002
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Texas Estates Code 22.033
A guardianship program is not liable for civil damages arising from an action taken or omission made by a person while providing guardianship services to a ward on behalf of the guardianship program, unless the action or omission was:
(1) wilfully wrongful;
(2) taken or made:
(A) with conscious indifference to or reckless disregard for the safety of the ward or another;
(B) in bad faith; or
(C) with malice; or
(3) grossly negligent.