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Texas Estates Code

§ 1054.007 — ATTORNEYS AD LITEM

ES § 1054.007Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS · Ch. 1054. COURT OFFICERS, COURT-APPOINTED PERSONS, AND ATTORNEYS · Art. A. ATTORNEYS AD LITEM AND INTERPRETERS

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(a)Except in a situation in which this title requires the appointment to represent the interests of the person, a court may appoint an attorney ad litem in any guardianship proceeding to represent the interests of:
(1)an incapacitated person or another person who has a legal disability;
(2)a proposed ward;
(3)a nonresident;
(4)an unborn or unascertained person; or
(5)an unknown or missing potential heir.

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (S.B. 1624), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.