Texas Estates Code

§ 1054.054 — DUTIES

ES § 1054.054Title 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)A guardian ad litem is an officer of the court.

(b)A guardian ad litem shall protect the incapacitated person or proposed ward whose interests the guardian has been appointed to represent in a manner that will enable the court to determine the action that will be in that person's best interests.

(c)The guardian ad litem shall:

(1)investigate whether a guardianship is necessary for the proposed ward; and

(2)evaluate alternatives to guardianship and supports and services available to the proposed ward that would avoid the need for appointment of a guardian.

(d)The information gathered by the guardian ad litem under Subsection (c) is subject to examination by the court. 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.