{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1204.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1204.002","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM TO REPRESENT WARD IN FINAL SETTLEMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.","body":"(a) The court may appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the ward's interest in the final settlement with the guardian if:\n(1) the ward is deceased and there is no executor or administrator of the ward's estate;\n(2) the ward is a nonresident; or\n(3) the ward's residence is unknown.\n(b) The court shall allow the attorney ad litem appointed under this section reasonable compensation out of the ward's estate for any services provided by the attorney.\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 F. EVALUATION, MODIFICATION, OR TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP","CHAPTER 1204. FINAL SETTLEMENT, ACCOUNTING, AND DISCHARGE","SUBCHAPTER A. TIME FOR SETTLEMENT OF GUARDIANSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1204.htm#1204.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"170c7522ab1303612c67bc8293441d3ce06de55b2dd327b0e2a0db73c9d8629d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1204.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1204.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}