{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1251.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 1251.004","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.","body":"On the filing of an application for temporary guardianship, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the proposed ward in all guardianship proceedings in which independent counsel has not been retained by or on behalf of the proposed ward.\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 G. SPECIAL TYPES OF GUARDIANSHIPS","CHAPTER 1251. TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIPS","SUBCHAPTER A. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY GUARDIAN GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.1251.htm#1251.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"bfef8f63f388f258f9c76832486edd3fdbf721cee0a73bbf72c9680a98e3dafa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1251.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-1251.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}