Section 613.004 - Court Hearing(a) The court shall hold a hearing on the petition filed under Section 613.003.(b) A party to the proceeding is entitled on request to a preferential setting for the hearing.(c) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem and a guardian ad litem to represent the interest of the ward with an intellectual disability . Neither person appointed may be related to the ward within the second degree by consanguinity. (d) The hearing must be adversary in order to secure a complete record, and the attorney ad litem shall advocate the ward's interest, if any, in not being a donor.(e) The petitioner has the burden of establishing good cause for the kidney donation by establishing the prerequisites prescribed by Section 613.002.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 613.004
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 30,Sec. 6.11, eff. 9/1/2023.Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991.