Texas Estates Code

§ 1054.051 — APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING

ES § 1054.051Title 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES · Part C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS · Ch. 1054. COURT OFFICERS, COURT-APPOINTED PERSONS, AND ATTORNEYS · Art. B. GUARDIANS AD LITEM

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(a)Subject to Subsection (b), the judge may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding.

(b)A person appointed as a guardian ad litem may not be:

(1)an interested person, as defined by Section 1002.018(1); or

(2)an attorney ad litem appointed for the guardianship proceeding except as provided by Section 1054.052, 1202.101, or 1203.051. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (S.B. 1624), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.