Tex. Est. Code § 1204.002 · Subchapter A. TIME FOR SETTLEMENT OF GUARDIANSHIP
APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM TO REPRESENT WARD IN FINAL SETTLEMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The court may appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the ward's interest in the final settlement with the guardian if:
(1) the ward is deceased and there is no executor or administrator of the ward's estate;
(2) the ward is a nonresident; or
(3) the ward's residence is unknown.
(b) The court shall allow the attorney ad litem appointed under this section reasonable compensation out of the ward's estate for any services provided by the attorney.
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.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1204.htm
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