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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to intervention in guardianship proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 1055, Estates Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1055.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1055.003. INTERVENTION BY INTERESTED PERSON. (a) |
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Notwithstanding the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, an interested |
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person may intervene in a guardianship proceeding only by filing a |
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timely motion to intervene that is served on the parties. |
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(b) The motion must state the grounds for intervention in |
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the proceeding and be accompanied by a pleading that sets out the |
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purpose for which intervention is sought. |
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(c) The court has the discretion to grant or deny the motion |
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and, in exercising that discretion, must consider whether the |
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intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the |
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original parties' rights. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a guardianship proceeding commenced on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A guardianship proceeding commenced before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law as it existed |
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immediately before that date, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |