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Texas Family Code - Section 107.010. Discretionary Appointment Of Attorney Ad Litem For Incapacitated Person

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§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007