Legal Opinion

in the Guardianship of Mary Elizabeth Jensen an Incapacitated Person

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided November 26, 2008No. 10-07-00241-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-07-00241-CV

In the Guardianship of

Mary Elizabeth Jensen, an Incapacitated Person,

From the 220th District Court

Bosque County, Texas

Trial Court No. 01207

MEMORANDUM Opinion

This appeal concerns a complaint that the district court abused its discretion in appointing an elderly woman’s only child as her guardian. We will affirm.

Standard of Review

We review a guardianship determination under an abuse-of-discretion standard. In re Guardianship of Finley, 220 S.W.3d 608, 612 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2007, no pet.); Thedford v. White, 37 S.W.3d 494, 496 (Tex. App.—Tyler…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Davis v. HueyTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Smith v. McCarthyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2006
  3. Paul v. Merrill Lynch Trust Co. of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
  4. In Re Keller, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
  5. Thedford v. White, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000

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