{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1054.001","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM IN PROCEEDING FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN.","body":"In a proceeding under this title for the appointment of a guardian, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the proposed ward's interests, including the proposed ward's expressed wishes.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (S.B. 1624), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 1054. COURT OFFICERS, COURT-APPOINTED PERSONS, AND ATTORNEYS","SUBCHAPTER A. ATTORNEYS AD LITEM AND INTERPRETERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1054.v2.htm#1054.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"a21603cc63f79b45da50d898f4510b771b251a3bef430ae8a8e4a85ccd37ebcf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1053.105","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}