79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 172 Page: 5 of 19
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H.B. No. 307
1 ad litem appointed for a child shall, in a developmentally
2 appropriate manner:
3 (1) [s eit lomnay aport
44 -n-ner the child' s eprec obje:,c tivsa-- of r pr cent i 1
5 [-] advise the child;
6 (2) [(3.). prvid- uance t t in ild
7 [(4)] represent the child's expressed objectives of
8 representation and follow the child's expressed objectives of
9 representation during the course of litigation if the attorney ad
10 litem determines that the child is competent to understand the
11 nature of an attorney-client relationship and has formed that
12 relationship with the attorney ad litem;
13 1(5) c ir the i:ct o the hild in formulating
14 the attornLy d. liteom's p:r:sentation of the chil's exupreocsd
15 oject ives"f reprenta %t i to the c::t %] and
16 (3) as appropriate, considering the nature of the
17 appointment, [--] become familiar with[-e
18 [(] the American Bar Association's standards
19 of practice for attorneys who represent children in abuse and
20 neglect cases, [p-a;4
21 [ --] the suggested amendments to those
22 standards adopted by the National Association of Counsel for
23 Children, and the American Bar Association's standards of practice
24 for attorneys who represent children in custody cases.
25 SECTION 4. Section 107.005(b), Family Code, is amended to
26 read as follows:
27 (b) An amicus attorney shall, in a developmentally_
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 172, legislative document, May 27, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156952/m1/5/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.