Tex. Estates Code § 202.009
This is the official text of Tex. Estates Code § 202.009, part of Texas’s Estates Code — governs wills, probate, and estate administration.
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§ 202.009. ATTORNEY AD LITEM.
Official statutory text
(a) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem in a proceeding to declare heirship to represent the interests of heirs whose names or locations are unknown.
(b) The court may expand the appointment of the attorney ad litem appointed under Subsection (a) to include representation of an heir who is an incapacitated person on a finding that the appointment is necessary to protect the interests of the heir.
(b) The court may expand the appointment of the attorney ad litem appointed under Subsection (a) to include representation of an heir who is an incapacitated person on a finding that the appointment is necessary to protect the interests of the heir.
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