{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1054.007","heading":"ATTORNEYS AD LITEM.","body":"(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:\n(1) an incapacitated person or another person who has a legal disability;\n(2) a proposed ward;\n(3) a nonresident;\n(4) an unborn or unascertained person; or\n(5) an unknown or missing potential heir.\n(b) An attorney ad litem appointed under this section is entitled to reasonable compensation for services provided in the amount set by the court, to be taxed as costs in the proceeding.\n(c) An attorney ad litem appointed for a ward or proposed ward under this title shall represent the ward's or proposed ward's interests, including the ward's or proposed ward's expressed wishes.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 982 (H.B. 2080), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 939 (S.B. 1624), Sec. 4, 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#1054.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"3fc4ea5fb4c8611c2b65bbcd6badce3e13ada19d680a0b536876388366d63035","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}