# Tex. Estates Code § 1202.101: APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.101

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Estates Code § 1202.101
- **Heading:** APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.101

## Text

(a) Unless the ward retains an attorney under Section 1202.103, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent a ward in a proceeding for the complete restoration of the ward's capacity or for the modification of the ward's guardianship. Unless otherwise provided by the court, the attorney ad litem shall represent the ward only for purposes of the restoration or modification proceeding. The attorney ad litem shall represent the ward's interests, including the ward's expressed wishes.

(b) The attorney ad litem has an attorney-client relationship with the ward the attorney ad litem is appointed to represent under this section.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.001 § 1202.001. TERM OF GUARDIAN OR GUARDIANSHIP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.001.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.002 § 1202.002. TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP IF PARENT IS NO LONGER INCAPACITATED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.002.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.003 § 1202.003. TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP OF ESTATE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ABLE ACCOUNT BY CERTAIN PERSONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.003.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.051 § 1202.051. APPLICATION AUTHORIZED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.051.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.052 § 1202.052. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.052.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.053 § 1202.053. CITATION REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.053.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.054 § 1202.054. INFORMAL REQUEST FOR ORDER BY WARD; INVESTIGATION AND REPORT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.054.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.055 § 1202.055. RESTRICTION ON SUBSEQUENT APPLICATION REGARDING CAPACITY OR MODIFICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.055.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.101 § 1202.101. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.101.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.102 § 1202.102. COMPENSATION FOR ATTORNEY AD LITEM AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.102.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.103 § 1202.103. RETENTION AND COMPENSATION OF ATTORNEY FOR WARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.103.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.151 § 1202.151. EVIDENCE AND BURDEN OF PROOF AT HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.151.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.152 § 1202.152. LETTER OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.152.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1202.153 § 1202.153. FINDINGS REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1202_S1202.153.md)

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