Tex. Estates Code § 1054.054
DUTIES
Texas · Texas Estates Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Estates Code § 1054.054, DUTIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/625378
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:625378@1- SHA-256
8aebb02171b8af8823835547d343d26940f5cc3bb915c7fffb0fddd1d1c8275b
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) A guardian ad litem is an officer of the court.
(b) A guardian ad litem shall protect the incapacitated person or proposed ward whose interests the guardian has been appointed to represent in a manner that will enable the court to determine the action that will be in that person's best interests.
(c) The guardian ad litem shall:
(1) investigate whether a guardianship is necessary for the proposed ward; and
(2) evaluate alternatives to guardianship and supports and services available to the proposed ward that would avoid the need for appointment of a guardian.
(d) The information gathered by the guardian ad litem under Subsection (c) is subject to examination by the court.