Texas Family Code

§ 201.314 — NOTICE OF RIGHT TO DE NOVO HEARING; WAIVER

FA § 201.314Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES · Ch. 201. ASSOCIATE JUDGE · Art. D. ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR JUVENILE MATTERS

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(a)An associate judge shall give all parties notice of the right to a de novo hearing to the judge of the referring court.

(b)The notice may be given:

(1)by oral statement in open court;

(2)by posting inside or outside the courtroom of the referring court; or

(3)as otherwise directed by the referring court.

(c)Before the start of a hearing by an associate judge, a party may waive the right of a de novo hearing before the referring court in writing or on the record.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.