§ 1151.005. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH WARD IS PARTY OR WITNESS.

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The guardian of the person or of the estate of a ward may not be excluded from attending a legal proceeding in which the ward is:

(1) a party; or

(2) participating as a witness.

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