"Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by a court to represent the best interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Estates Code › Title 3 › Chapter 1002
Texas Estates Code § 1002.013
Guardian Ad Litem
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.