Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 135.158
Court-initiated Guardianship Fund

Money allocated under Section 135.102 (Local Civil Fee for Probate, Guardianship, and Mental Health Cases in Statutory County Court, Statutory Probate Court, or County Court) to the court-initiated guardianship fund maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 135.151 (Maintenance of Funds and Accounts) may be used by a county only to supplement other available funds to:

(1)

pay the compensation of a guardian ad litem appointed by a court under Section 1102.001 (Court-initiated Investigation), Estates Code;

(2)

pay the compensation of an attorney ad litem appointed by a court to represent a proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding initiated under Chapter 1102 (Court-initiated Procedure to Appoint Guardian), Estates Code; and

(3)

fund local guardianship programs that provide guardians for indigent incapacitated persons who do not have family members suitable and willing to serve as guardians.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 1.03, eff. January 1, 2022.

Source: Section 135.158 — Court-initiated Guardianship Fund, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.­135.­htm#135.­158 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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