{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1054.051","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING.","body":"(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.\n(b) A person appointed as a guardian ad litem may not be:\n(1) an interested person, as defined by Section 1002.018(1); or\n(2) an attorney ad litem appointed for the guardianship proceeding except as provided by Section 1054.052, 1202.101, or 1203.051.\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. 5, eff. September 1, 2023.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 1054. COURT OFFICERS, COURT-APPOINTED PERSONS, AND ATTORNEYS","SUBCHAPTER B. GUARDIANS AD LITEM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1054.v2.htm#1054.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"8e2ec2942c1f5b45917300a45fe8add00e8d8227639b106f0e9c1c34afdd649d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}