{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 202.009","heading":"ATTORNEY AD LITEM.","body":"(a) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem in a proceeding to declare heirship to represent the interests of heirs whose names or locations are unknown.\n(b) The court may expand the appointment of the attorney ad litem appointed under Subsection (a) to include representation of an heir who is an incapacitated person on a finding that the appointment is necessary to protect the interests of the heir.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE E. INTESTATE SUCCESSION","CHAPTER 202. DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP","SUBCHAPTER A. AUTHORIZATION AND PROCEDURES FOR COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.202.htm#202.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"e49a3c2c5cffeaa1e7e54531cb8e2a85e24cd86b0305f30e18986defee4e2c16","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-202.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}