{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1054.056","heading":"IMMUNITY.","body":"(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a guardian ad litem appointed under this subchapter or Section 1102.001 or 1202.054 to represent the interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding involving the creation, modification, or termination of a guardianship is not liable for civil damages arising from a recommendation made or an opinion given in the capacity of guardian ad litem.\n(b) This section does not apply to a recommendation or opinion that is:\n(1) wilfully wrongful;\n(2) given:\n(A) with conscious indifference to or reckless disregard for the safety of another;\n(B) with malice; or\n(C) in bad faith; or\n(3) grossly negligent.\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. 4, 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#1054.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"56b358503b6f3f6b9e7faa2bb744c80e3348e30644207c4ee8251de4e31be552","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1054.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}