Texas Family Code

§ 33.007 — COSTS PAID BY STATE

FA § 33.007Title 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY · Part A. LIMITATIONS OF MINORITY · Ch. 33. NOTICE OF AND CONSENT TO ABORTION

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(a)A court acting under Section 33.003 or 33.004 may issue an order requiring the state to pay:

(1)the cost of any attorney ad litem and any guardian ad litem appointed for the minor;

(2)notwithstanding Sections 33.003(n) and 33.004(e), the costs of court associated with the application or appeal; and

(3)any court reporter's fees incurred.

(b)An order issued under Subsection (a) must be directed to the comptroller, who shall pay the amount ordered from funds appropriated to the Texas Department of Health.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 395, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.