APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS AD LITEM.
Tex. ESTATES Code § 53.104.
in effect(a) Except as provided by Section 202.009 (b), the judge of a probate court may appoint an attorney ad litem in any probate proceeding to represent the interests of any person, including:
(1) a person who has a legal disability under state or federal law;
(2) a nonresident;
(3) an unborn or unascertained person;
(4) an unknown heir;
(5) a missing heir; or
(6) an unknown or missing person for whom cash is deposited into the court's registry under Section 362.011 .
(b) An attorney ad litem appointed under this section is entitled to reasonable compensation for services provided in the amount set by the court. The court shall:
(1) tax the compensation as costs in the probate proceeding and order the compensation to be paid out of the estate or by any party at any time during the proceeding; or
(2) for an attorney ad litem appointed under Subsection (a)(6), order that the compensation be paid from the cash on deposit in the court's registry as provided by Section 362.011 .
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 , Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2912 ), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2014.