The court may appoint an attorney to serve as an attorney ad litem for a person entitled to service of citation in a suit if the court finds that the person is incapacitated. The attorney ad litem shall follow the person's expressed objectives of representation and, if appropriate, refer the proceeding to the proper court for guardianship proceedings.
Tex. Fam. Code § 107.010
DISCRETIONARY APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Interest of R.M.T., a Child (2011)
Most recently applied in In the Interest of R.M.T., a Child (October 2011)
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 1, eff
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