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2024 Texas Statutes
Family Code
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle A - General Provisions
Chapter 107 - Special Appointments, Child Custody Evaluations, and Adoption Evaluations
Subchapter A. Court-Ordered Representation in Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Section 107.010. Discretionary Appointment of Attorney Ad Litem for Incapacitated Person
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TX Fam Code § 107.010 (2024)
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Sec. 107.010. DISCRETIONARY APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON. The court may appoint an attorney to serve as an attorney ad litem for a person entitled to service of citation in a suit if the court finds that the person is incapacitated. The attorney ad litem shall follow the person's expressed objectives of representation and, if appropriate, refer the proceeding to the proper court for guardianship proceedings.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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