Tex. Local Government Code § 135.158
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 135.158, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 135.158. COURT-INITIATED GUARDIANSHIP FUND.
Official statutory text
Money allocated under Section 135.102 to the court-initiated guardianship fund maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 135.151 may be used by a county only to supplement other available funds to:
(1) pay the compensation of a guardian ad litem appointed by a court under Section 1102.001, Estates Code;
(2) pay the compensation of an attorney ad litem appointed by a court to represent a proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding initiated under Chapter 1102, Estates Code; and
(3) fund local guardianship programs that provide guardians for indigent incapacitated persons who do not have family members suitable and willing to serve as guardians.
(1) pay the compensation of a guardian ad litem appointed by a court under Section 1102.001, Estates Code;
(2) pay the compensation of an attorney ad litem appointed by a court to represent a proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding initiated under Chapter 1102, Estates Code; and
(3) fund local guardianship programs that provide guardians for indigent incapacitated persons who do not have family members suitable and willing to serve as guardians.
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