Texas § 1054.056 IMMUNITY.

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§ 1054.056 — IMMUNITY.

Texas § 1054.056

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Tex. Estates Code Code Ann. § 1054.056 (2026).

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Sec. 1054.056. IMMUNITY.

(a)Subject to Subsection (b), a guardian ad litem appointed under this subchapter or Section 1102.001 or 1202.054 to represent the interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding involving the creation, modification, or termination of a guardianship is not liable for civil damages arising from a recommendation made or an opinion given in the capacity of guardian ad litem.

(b)This section does not apply to a recommendation or opinion that is:

(1)wilfully wrongful;

(2)given:

(A)with conscious indifference to or reckless disregard for the safety of another;

(B)with malice; or

(C)in bad faith; or

(3)grossly negligent. SUBCHAPTER C. COURT VISITORS

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Sec. 1054.056. IMMUNITY. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a guardian ad litem appointed under this subchapter or Section 1102.001 or 1202.054 to represent the interests of an incapacitated person or proposed ward in a guardianship proceeding involving the creation, modification, or termination of a guardianship is not liable for civil damages arising from a recommendation made or an opinion given in the capacity of guardian ad litem.
(b) This section does not apply to a recommendation or opinion that is:
(1) wilfully wrongful;
(2) given:
(A) with conscious indifference to or reckless disregard for the safety of another;
(B) with malice; or
(C) in bad faith; or
(3) grossly negligent.
SUBCHAPTER C. COURT VISITORS

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759 ), Sec. 1.02, eff. January 1, 2014. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 283 (S.B. 746 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.