The 279th and 317th District Courts’ standing order governing ad litem (attorney/guardian ad litem and amicus) appointments in family cases: the appointment procedure, the appointees’ duties, and fee handling for ad litems representing children or absent parties.
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The order governs ad litem appointments (attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney) in the 279th and 317th District Courts, setting appointment procedure, duties, and fee approval for ad litems in family-law cases. Registered as TOPICs doc 498; full text in custody (image-only, vision lane).
Reviewer note: Image-only registration in custody, read through the vision lane; summarized (ad litem appointment practice). Composed benchpath-ajr2-jefferson.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.