Texas Family Code

§ 202.002 — AUTHORITY AND DUTIES

FA § 202.002Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES · Ch. 202. FRIEND OF THE COURT

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(a)A friend of the court may coordinate nonjudicial efforts to improve compliance with a court order relating to child support or possession of or access to a child by use of:

(1)telephone communication;

(2)written communication;

(3)one or more volunteer advocates under Chapter 107;

(4)informal pretrial consultation;

(5)one or more of the alternate dispute resolution methods under Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 81, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.