79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 260, Chapter 916 Page: 5 of 23
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H.B. No. 260
(2) the agreement is not in the child's best interest.
SECTION 8. Section 153.0072, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) The provisions for confidentiality of alternative
dispute resolution procedures as provided in Chapter 154, Civil
Practice and Remedies Code, apply equally to collaborative law
procedures under this section.
SECTION 9. Section 153.009, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 153.009. INTERVIEW OF CHILD IN CHAMBERS. (a) In a
nonjury trial or at a hearing, on the application of a party, the
amicus attorney, or the attorney ad litem for the child, the court
shall [maf] interview [4h- chi] in chambers a child 12 years of
age or older and may interview in chambers a child under 12 years of
age to determine the child's wishes as to conservatorship or as to
the person who shall have the exclusive right to determine the
child's primary residence. The court may also interview a child in
chambers on the court's own motion for a purpose specified by this
subsection.
(b) In a nonjury trial or at a hearing, on the application of
a party, the amicus attorney, or the attorney ad litem for the child
or on the court's own motion, the court may interview the child in
chambers to determine the child's wishes as to possession, access,
or any other issue in the suit affecting the parent-child
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 260, Chapter 916, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156848/m1/5/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.