Tex. Estates Code § 1054.006
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 1054.006, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 1054.006. REPRESENTATION OF WARD OR PROPOSED WARD BY ATTORNEY.
Official statutory text
(a) The following persons may at any time retain an attorney who holds a certificate required by Subchapter E to represent the person's interests in a guardianship proceeding instead of having those interests represented by an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 or another provision of this title:
(1) a ward who retains the power to enter into a contract under the terms of the guardianship, subject to Section 1202.103; and
(2) a proposed ward for purposes of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian as long as the proposed ward has capacity to contract.
(b) If the court finds that the ward or the proposed ward has capacity to contract, the court may remove an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 or any other provision of this title that requires the court to appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of a ward or proposed ward and appoint a ward or a proposed ward's retained counsel.
(1) a ward who retains the power to enter into a contract under the terms of the guardianship, subject to Section 1202.103; and
(2) a proposed ward for purposes of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian as long as the proposed ward has capacity to contract.
(b) If the court finds that the ward or the proposed ward has capacity to contract, the court may remove an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1054.001 or any other provision of this title that requires the court to appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of a ward or proposed ward and appoint a ward or a proposed ward's retained counsel.
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