Legal Opinion

In Re the Guardianship of Vavra

Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)

Decided March 29, 2012No. 11-10-00311-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TERRY McCALL, Justice.

An application was filed by appellants for the appointment of a guardian of the estate of Evelyn Vavra, the proposed ward. Appellants are the siblings and other relatives of Evelyn. An attorney for Evelyn filed a motion to dismiss the application. After a brief hearing, the trial court granted the motion to dismiss, citing Section 692 of the Texas Probate Code 1 as authority for its summary proceeding. The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in summarily dismissing the application for guardianship of the estate instead of ruling on…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. ShumakeTexas Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Horizon/CMS Healthcare Corporation v. AuldTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Epps v. FowlerTexas Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Bragg v. Edwards Aquifer AuthorityTexas Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Overman v. Baker, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. In re Estate of LarsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2017
  2. In the Guardianship of Landen Thomas Griswold, an Incapacitated Person v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District2026

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