What is a conservatorship?

A conservatorship is a legal arrangement in Texas, created by disability planning law, that places a person - called a conservatee - under the care of a responsible individual or organization, called a conservator. The conservator has legal control over certain financial and personal decisions of the conservatee. In Texas, this may include managing the conservatee’s personal care, finances, and property. The conservator is selected by a court. They are typically family members or close friends of the conservatee, though organizations and public entities may also serve as conservators. Before a conservatorship can be established in Texas, a court must declare that the conservatee is unable to adequately manage their own financial and personal affairs, and that appointing a conservator is in the best interest of the conservatee. A conservatorship only applies to adults. In Texas, children can have two options: a guardianship or a managing conservatorship. A guardianship is a legal responsibility taken on by an adult to care for a child, and a managing conservatorship is a legal responsibility given to an adult to make decisions about the child’s care and finances. The conservator is responsible for a variety of duties, from managing money and filing taxes to arranging medical care and helping the conservatee with personal matters. They must also protect the conservatee from financial exploitation and abuse. The conservator must file an annual report to the court, which outlines how the conservatee’s care and finances are being managed.

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