Tex. Est. Code § 1054.001 · Subchapter A. ATTORNEYS AD LITEM AND INTERPRETERS
APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM IN PROCEEDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In a proceeding under this title for the appointment of a guardian, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the proposed ward's interests, including the proposed ward's expressed wishes.
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 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (S.B. 1624), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1054.V2.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 7 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Est. Code § 1054.001. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Estates Code
- Tex. Est. Code § 1054.002TERM OF APPOINTMENT.Printed as Section 1054.001
- Tex. Est. Code § 1054.003ACCESS TO RECORDS.Printed as Section 1054.001
- Tex. Est. Code § 1054.004DUTIES.Printed as Section 1054.001
- Tex. Est. Code § 1054.005APPOINTMENT OF INTERPRETER.Printed as Section 1054.001
- Tex. Est. Code § 1054.006REPRESENTATION OF WARD OR PROPOSED WARD BY ATTORNEY.Printed as Section 1054.001
- Tex. Est. Code § 1054.052APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM RELATING TO CERTAIN OTHER SUITS.Printed as Section 1054.001
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