Sec. 1202.054. INFORMAL REQUEST FOR ORDER BY WARD; INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. (a) A ward may request an order under Section 1202.051 by informal letter to the court. A person who knowingly interferes with the transmission of the request to the court may be adjudged guilty of contempt of court.
(b) On receipt of an informal letter under Subsection (a), the court shall appoint the court investigator or a guardian ad litem to investigate the ward's circumstances, including any circumstances alleged in the letter, to determine whether:
(1) the ward is no longer an incapacitated person; or
(2) a modification of the guardianship is necessary.
(c) The court investigator or guardian ad litem shall file with the court a report of the investigation's findings and conclusions. If the court investigator or guardian ad litem determines that it is in the best interest of the ward to terminate or modify the guardianship, the court investigator or guardian ad litem shall file an application under Section 1202.051 on the ward's behalf.
(d) A guardian ad litem appointed under this section may also be appointed by the court to serve as attorney ad litem under Section 1202.101.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
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