H.B. 116
         PROBATE CODE AMENDMENTS

Senate Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 21, 2012 7:13 PM



Senator Todd Weiler proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 6, Lines 155 through 162 :    

             155          (3) The legal representation of the incapacitated person by an attorney shall terminate
             156      upon the appointment of a guardian, unless:
             157          (a) there are separate conservatorship proceedings pending before the court;
             158          (b) the appointed guardian elects at the time to maintain the attorney's representation of
             159      the incapacitated person;
             160          (c) there is a timely filed appeal of the appointment of the guardian or the
             161      determination of incapacity; or
             162          (d)
  upon an express finding of good cause,       the court orders otherwise.


2.    Page 8, Lines 216 through 223 :    

             216          (3) The legal representation of the protected person by an attorney shall terminate upon
             217      the appointment of a conservator, unless:
             218          (a) there are separate guardianship proceedings pending before the court;
             219          (b) the appointed conservator elects at the time to maintain the attorney's representation
             220      of the protected person;
             221          (c) there is a timely filed appeal of the appointment of the conservator or the
             222      determination of the incapacity; or
             223          (d)
  upon an express finding of good cause,       the court orders otherwise.


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