{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-258.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Estates Code § 258.052","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM.","body":"If an applicant described by Section 258.051(a) cannot, with reasonable diligence, ascertain the address of any of the testator's heirs, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to protect the interests of the testator's unknown heirs after an application for the probate of a will is made under Section 256.003(a).\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.","path":["ESTATES CODE","TITLE 2. ESTATES OF DECEDENTS; DURABLE POWERS OF ATTORNEY","SUBTITLE F. WILLS","CHAPTER 258. CITATIONS AND NOTICES RELATING TO PROBATE OF WILL","SUBCHAPTER B. NOTICES WITH RESPECT TO APPLICATION TO PROBATE WILL AFTER THE PERIOD FOR PROBATE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.258.htm#258.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:08Z","sha256":"a03380dcb55b247a616d1a711c2f60d97a424936194ab53bdc5500190f005c86","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-258.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-estates-code-258.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}