Texas Family Code

§ 107.0141 — TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FOR CERTAIN PARENTS

FA § 107.0141Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part A. GENERAL PROVISIONS · Ch. 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, AND ADOPTION EVALUATIONS · Art. B. APPOINTMENTS IN CERTAIN SUITS

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(a)The court may appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of a parent for a limited period beginning at the time the court issues a temporary restraining order or attachment of the parent's child under Chapter 262 and ending on the court's determination of whether the parent is indigent before commencement of the full adversary hearing.

(b)An attorney ad litem appointed for a parent under this section:

(1)has the powers and duties of an attorney ad litem appointed under Section 107.0131; and

(2)if applicable, shall:

(A)conduct an investigation regarding the petitioner's due diligence in locating and serving citation on the parent; and

(B)interview any party or other person who may have information relating to the identity or location of the parent.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 128 (S.B. 1931), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.