Tex. Estates Code § 1051.055
SERVICE ON PARTY'S ATTORNEY OF RECORD
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- Tex. Estates Code § 1051.055, SERVICE ON PARTY'S ATTORNEY OF RECORD, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/625321
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(a) If a party is represented by an attorney of record in a guardianship proceeding, including a proposed ward who has been personally served with notice of the proceeding and is represented by an attorney ad litem, a citation or notice required to be served on the party shall be served instead on that attorney.
(b) A notice served on an attorney under this section may be served by delivery to the attorney in person or by a qualified delivery method.
(c) A notice or citation may be served on an attorney under this section by:
(1) another party to the proceeding;
(2) the attorney of record for another party to the proceeding;
(3) an appropriate sheriff or constable; or
(4) another person competent to testify.
(d) Each of the following is prima facie evidence of the fact that service has been made under this section:
(1) the written statement of an attorney of record showing service;
(2) the return of the officer showing service; and
(3) the affidavit of a person showing service.
(e) Except as provided by Section 1051.105, an attorney ad litem may not waive personal service of citation.