Tex. Est. Code Section 1054.056
Immunity

(a)

Subject to Subsection (b), a guardian ad litem appointed under this subchapter or Section 1102.001 (Court-initiated Investigation) or 1202.054 (Informal Request for Order by Ward; Investigation and Report) to represent the interests of an incapacitated person in a guardianship proceeding involving the creation, modification, or termination of a guardianship is not liable for civil damages arising from a recommendation made or an opinion given in the capacity of guardian ad litem.

(b)

This section does not apply to a recommendation or opinion that is:

(1)

wilfully wrongful;

(2)

given:

(A)

with conscious indifference to or reckless disregard for the safety of another;

(B)

with malice; or

(C)

in bad faith; or

(3)

grossly negligent.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 1054.056 — Immunity, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­1054.­htm#1054.­056 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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