Texas Family Code
§ 107.156 — ADOPTION EVALUATOR: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND BIAS
FA § 107.156Title 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. E. ADOPTION EVALUATION
Statute text
View on source(a)Before accepting appointment as an adoption 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 a 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;
(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 an adoption evaluation.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 1449), Sec. 1.18, eff. September 1, 2015.