Statutory Declaration of Guardian for Minor Children Form

DECLARATION OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR MY CHILDREN IN THE EVENT OF MY DEATH

I, ___________________, make this Declaration to appoint as guardian for my child or children, listed as follows, in the event of my death:

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I designate ____________________ to serve as guardian of the person of my (child or children), _________________ as first alternate guardian of the person of my (child or children), ____________________ as second alternate guardian of the person of my (child or children), and ________________________ as third alternate guardian of the person of my (child or children).

I direct that the guardian of the person of my (child or children) serve (with or without) bond.

(If applicable) I designate _________________ to serve as guardian of the estate of my (child or children), _____________________ as first alternate guardian of the estate of my (child or children), _____________________ as second alternate guardian of the estate of my (child or children), and ______________________ as third alternate guardian of the estate of my (child or children).

If any guardian or alternate guardian dies, does not qualify, or resigns, the next named alternate guardian becomes guardian of my (child or children).

Signed this __________ day of __________, 19___.

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Declarant

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Witness

SELF-PROVING AFFIDAVIT

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared the declarant, and __________________________ and _________________________ as witnesses, and all being duly sworn, the declarant said that the above instrument was his or her Declaration of Appointment of Guardian for the Declarant's Children in the Event of Declarant's Death and that the declarant had made and executed it for the purposes expressed in the declaration. The witnesses declared to me that they are each 14 years of age or older, that they saw the declarant sign the declaration, that they signed the declaration as witnesses, and that the declarant appeared to them to be of sound mind.

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Declarant

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Affiant

Subscribed and sworn to before me by the above named declarant and affiants on this ____ day of ________________, 19___.

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Notary Public in and for the State of Texas

My Commission expires: _____________