{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.013","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1002.013","heading":"GUARDIAN AD LITEM.","body":"\"Guardian ad litem\" means a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 1002. DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1002.htm#1002.013","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"7c0c3ba47d49cb4f86c74dbcd739ba8be2a8380a1aad00def6406547db3da281","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.012","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1002.014"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}