{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.354","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1104.354","heading":"CONFLICT OF INTEREST.","body":"A person may not be appointed guardian if the person:\n(1) is a party or is a person whose parent is a party to a lawsuit concerning or affecting the welfare of the proposed ward, unless the court:\n(A) determines that the lawsuit claim of the person who has applied to be appointed guardian is not in conflict with the lawsuit claim of the proposed ward; or\n(B) appoints a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the proposed ward throughout the litigation of the ward's lawsuit claim;\n(2) is indebted to the proposed ward, unless the person pays the debt before appointment; or\n(3) asserts a claim adverse to the proposed ward or the proposed ward's property.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 3. GUARDIANSHIP AND RELATED PROCEDURES","SUBTITLE D. CREATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1104. SELECTION OF AND ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS GUARDIAN","SUBCHAPTER H. GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1104.htm#1104.354","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"a7cf802db5b182f92c537b75a09c823b8be8246cc4f1adbd9329095cf2b21b16","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.353","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1104.355"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}