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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Estates Code - EST § 1164.002. Immunity of Guardianship Program - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/estates-code/est-sect-1164-002/
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