Miscellaneous

To update your information, you would simply login to your online profile/account, and click on the ‘Update Profile’ link on your home page. Update your information and save it.

The Guardianship Registration data is confidential and therefore, not available to the public.

You can search for programs via our online certification, registration and licensing system. For information on our system, please refer to the home page of our website in the section titled “JBCC Online Certification, Registration and Licensing System”. Please refer to the pdf “Guide to Using the Online System” for step-by-step instructions on how to search for licensees.  

Note: Guardianship programs were not required to register with the JBCC until 09/01/2018; therefore, no data will be available prior to that date.

The JBCC does not investigate complaints on guardianship registrations. The JBCC will investigate complaints against guardianship programs. For information on how to file a complaint against a Guardianship Program, please refer the Complaints page of our website.

There is not a clerk portal; however, the clerk and court can contact us for information and assistance at registeraguardianship@txcourts.gov.

Our team is unable to accommodate walk-in customers. 

We strongly recommend referring to the Watch How to Register a Guardianship Slideshow (pdf) on our home page first though. This resource will walk you step-by-step/page-by-page through the registration process. It also includes screenshots of every page of the registration process so you can see exactly what to do on each page. 

If you still need assistance after watching the slideshow, please contact the licensing specialist at registeraguardianship@txcourts.gov. If we are unable to resolve matters by email, the licensing specialist can determine other options available depending on what type of assistance is needed.

No. Though you must register the guardianship, family member/friend guardians are not (professionally) certified guardians.

The Qualification Date is the official date provided to you by the court that cannot occur prior to your court date. If you are unsure of your qualification date, please contact the court or refer to your official Letter of Guardianship provided by the county clerk.

The clerk notifies the JBCC of the qualification date on new guardianships. Pre-existing guardianship registrants must provide the qualification date on their registrations when submitted to the JBCC.

Liquid Estate Value is cash or any other asset that can be easily converted into cash at or near its market value. Publicly traded stocks, bonds, and mutual funds which may be sold at or near its value are liquid assets. A CD or other investment that carries a penalty for early withdrawal is not liquid because it cannot be readily converted to cash at market value. The penalty diminishes the cash obtained for it by the amount of the penalty.

Trusts are not registered with the JBCC.

SB 1096 was passed in 2017 requiring registration for all guardians as well as the creation of a registration database. Section 155.151 of the Government Code establishes that all guardianships in Texas shall be required to register with the JBCC. 

Professionally Certified guardians and Guardianship Programs must submit their annual reports to the JBCC. Information regarding annual reporting can be found on the Compliance page of our website. 

All other guardians, such as friends or family, etc., must submit their annual reports to the county clerk where the guardianship is filed. JBCC staff is unable to assist with these reports.