{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1054.054","heading":"DUTIES.","body":"(a) A guardian ad litem is an officer of the court.\n(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.\n(c) The guardian ad litem shall:\n(1) investigate whether a guardianship is necessary for the proposed ward; and\n(2) evaluate alternatives to guardianship and supports and services available to the proposed ward that would avoid the need for appointment of a guardian.\n(d) The information gathered by the guardian ad litem under Subsection (c) is subject to examination by the court.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 214 (H.B. 39), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 3, 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#1054.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"72facc00fc41d8ee4d495b427b2a168711606fc8f94b10d754d2d3f151368a31","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}