79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 172 Page: 9 of 19
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H.B. No. 307
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27following:
(1) an amicus attorney; or
(2) an attorney ad litem.(b) In determining whether to make an appointment under this
section, the court:
(1) shall:
(A) give due consideration to the ability of the
parties to pay reasonable fees to the appointee; and
(B) balance the child's interests against the(2) in bad faith or with malice; or
(3) that is grossly negligent or wilfully wrongful.
SECTION 8. Section 107.021, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 107.021. DISCRETIONARY APPOINTMENTS. (a) In a suit in
which the best interests of a child are at issue, other than a suit
filed by a governmental entity requesting termination of the
parent-child relationship or appointment of the entity as
conservator of the child, the court may appoint one of the
following:
(1) an amicus attorney;
(2) an attorney ad litem; or
(3) a guardian ad litem.
(a-1) In a suit requesting termination of the parent-child
relationship that is not filed by a governmental entity, the court
shall, unless the court finds that the interests of the child will
be represented adequately by a party to the suit whose interests are
not in conflict with the child's interests, appoint one of the_ _ ______ _ ___ __ _______ ___ __ _ _ _ _ _ I
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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/m1/9/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.