Tex. Est. Code § 1002.013 · Chapter 1002. DEFINITIONS

GUARDIAN AD LITEM.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

"Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1002.htm
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