Tex. Estates Code § 1054.002
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1054.002, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1054.002. TERM OF APPOINTMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) Unless the court determines that the continued appointment of an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 is in the ward's best interests, the attorney's term of appointment expires, without a court order, on the date the court:
(1) appoints a guardian in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 1101;
(2) appoints a successor guardian; or
(3) denies the application for appointment of a guardian.
(b) The term of appointment of an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 continues after the court appoints a temporary guardian under Chapter 1251 unless a court order provides for the termination or expiration of the attorney ad litem's appointment.
(1) appoints a guardian in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 1101;
(2) appoints a successor guardian; or
(3) denies the application for appointment of a guardian.
(b) The term of appointment of an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 continues after the court appoints a temporary guardian under Chapter 1251 unless a court order provides for the termination or expiration of the attorney ad litem's appointment.
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