Texas Family Code

§ 107.0245 — AMICUS ATTORNEY; MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

FA § 107.0245Title 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)To be qualified to serve as an amicus attorney, an individual must:

(1)be an attorney who:

(A)is licensed to practice law in this state and in good standing with the State Bar of Texas;

(B)has practiced law for at least two years; and

(C)is trained in child advocacy or found by the court to have experience equivalent to training in child advocacy;

(2)in the two years preceding the appointment, have completed not less than a total of four hours of continuing legal education in the following subject areas:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (H.B. 2530), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.