Texas Family Code

§ 107.107 — CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATOR: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND BIAS

FA § 107.107Title 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. D. CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION

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(a)Before accepting appointment as a child custody evaluator in a suit, a person must disclose to the court, each attorney for a party to the suit, any attorney for a child who is the subject of 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 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;

(4)any relationship of confidence or trust that the person believes the person has with an attorney in the suit; and

(5)any other information relating to the person's relationship with an attorney in the suit that a reasonable, prudent person would believe would affect the ability of the person to act impartially in conducting a child custody evaluation.

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