Tex. Est. Code Section 1054.006
Representation of Ward or Proposed Ward by Attorney

(a)

The following persons may at any time retain an attorney who holds a certificate required by Subchapter E to represent the person’s interests in a guardianship proceeding instead of having those interests represented by an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 (Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem in Proceeding for Appointment of Guardian) or another provision of this title:

(1)

a ward who retains the power to enter into a contract under the terms of the guardianship, subject to Section 1202.103 (Retention and Compensation of Attorney for Ward); and

(2)

a proposed ward for purposes of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian as long as the proposed ward has capacity to contract.

(b)

If the court finds that the ward or the proposed ward has capacity to contract, the court may remove an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 (Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem in Proceeding for Appointment of Guardian) or any other provision of this title that requires the court to appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of a ward or proposed ward and appoint a ward or a proposed ward’s retained counsel.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.030, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 1054.006 — Representation of Ward or Proposed Ward by Attorney, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­1054.­htm#1054.­006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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