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Texas Probate Code - Section 755. Appointment Of Attorney To Represent Ward

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§ 755. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY TO REPRESENT WARD.  When 
the ward is dead and there is no executor or administrator of the 
ward's estate, or when the ward is a nonresident, or the ward's 
residence is unknown, the court may appoint an attorney ad litem to 
represent the interest of the ward in the final settlement with the 
guardian, and shall allow the attorney reasonable compensation out 
of the ward's estate for any services provided by the attorney.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 957, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007