{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1055.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1055.003","heading":"INTERVENTION BY INTERESTED PERSON.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and except as provided by Subsection (d), an interested person may intervene in a guardianship proceeding only by filing a timely motion to intervene that is served on the parties.\n(b) The motion must state the grounds for intervention in the proceeding and be accompanied by a pleading that sets out the purpose for which intervention is sought.\n(c) The court has the discretion to grant or deny the motion and, in exercising that discretion, must consider whether:\n(1) the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the original parties' rights; or\n(2) the proposed intervenor has such an adverse relationship with the ward or proposed ward that the intervention would unduly prejudice the adjudication of the original parties' rights.\n(d) A person who is entitled to receive notice under Section 1051.104 is not required to file a motion under this section to intervene in a guardianship proceeding.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 (H.B. 1438), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 514 (S.B. 39), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE C. PROCEDURAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 1055. TRIAL AND HEARING MATTERS","SUBCHAPTER A. STANDING AND PLEADINGS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1055.htm#1055.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"f607e60b0df1c985ebf22342cbf83d181ce23c253999f8ac4f445f66056d687c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1055.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1055.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}