Tex. Fam. Code § 107.007 · Subchapter A. COURT-ORDERED REPRESENTATION IN SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT AND TESTIMONY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An attorney ad litem or an attorney serving in the dual role may not:
(1) be compelled to produce attorney work product developed during the appointment as an attorney;
(2) be required to disclose the source of any information;
(3) submit a report into evidence; or
(4) testify in court except as authorized by Rule 3.08, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the duty of an attorney to report child abuse or neglect under Section 261.101.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (H.B. 2530), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.107.htm
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