Texas Family Code
§ 107.0255 — AMICUS ATTORNEY; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND BIAS
FA § 107.0255Title 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
Statute text
View on source(a)Before a person accepts appointment as an amicus attorney in a suit, the person must disclose to the court, each attorney for a party to the suit, and any party to the suit who does not have an attorney:
(1)any conflict of interest that the person believes the person has with the court, any party to the suit, or a child who is the subject of the suit;
(2)any previous knowledge that the person has of a party to the suit or a child who is the subject of the suit, other than knowledge obtained in a court-ordered evaluation;
(3)any pecuniary relationship that the person believes the person has with an attorney in the suit or the court;
(4)any fiduciary relationship that the person believes the person has with an attorney in the suit or the court;
(5)any conflict of interest that the person believes the person has with another person participating or expected to participate in the suit in a professional capacity; and
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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.