Section 1202.001 - Term of Guardian or Guardianship(a) Unless otherwise discharged as provided by law, a guardian remains in office until the estate is closed.(b) A guardianship shall be settled and closed when the ward: (1) dies and, if the ward was married, the ward's spouse qualifies as survivor in community;(2) is found by the court to have full capacity, or sufficient capacity with supports and services, to care for himself or herself and to manage the ward's property;(3) is no longer a minor; or(4) no longer must have a guardian appointed to receive funds due the ward from any governmental source.(c) Except for an order issued under Section 1101.153(a-1), an order appointing a guardian or a successor guardian may specify a period of not more than one year during which a petition for adjudication that the ward no longer requires the guardianship may not be filed without special leave.(d) A request for an order under this section may be made by informal letter to the court. A person who knowingly interferes with the transmission of the request to the court may be adjudged guilty of contempt of court.(e) If a nonresident guardian of a nonresident ward qualifies as guardian under this title, any resident guardian's guardianship may be terminated.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 214,Sec. 15, eff. 9/1/2015.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823, Sec. 1.02, eff. 1/1/2014.