Texas § ES.1055.053 - LOCATION OF HEARING
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§ ES.1055.053. LOCATION OF HEARING
LOCATION OF HEARING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the judge may hold a hearing on a guardianship proceeding involving an adult ward or adult proposed ward at any suitable location in the county in which the guardianship proceeding is pending. The hearing should be held in a physical setting that is not likely to have a harmful effect on the ward or proposed ward. (b) On the request of the adult proposed ward, the adult ward, or the attorney of the proposed ward or ward, the hearing may not be held under the authority of this section at a place other than the courthouse. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093 ), Sec. 6.032, eff. January 1, 2014. SUBCHAPTER C. EVIDENCE
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