Tex. Fam. Code § 15.106 · Subchapter C. COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW PROCESS
DISQUALIFICATION OF COLLABORATIVE LAWYER AND LAWYERS IN ASSOCIATED LAW FIRM; EXCEPTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a collaborative lawyer is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter regardless of whether the collaborative lawyer is representing the party for a fee.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) and Sections 15.107 and 15.108, a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated is disqualified from appearing before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter if the collaborative lawyer is disqualified from doing so under Subsection (b).
(d) A collaborative lawyer or a lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may represent a party:
(1) to request a tribunal to approve an agreement resulting from the collaborative family law process; or
(2) to seek or defend an emergency order to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of a party or a family if a successor lawyer is not immediately available to represent that party.
(e) The exception prescribed by Subsection (d) does not apply after the party is represented by a successor lawyer or reasonable measures are taken to protect the health, safety, welfare, or interest of that party or family.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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Family Code
- Tex. Fam. Code § 15.107EXCEPTION FROM DISQUALIFICATION FOR REPRESENTATION OF LOW-INCOME PARTIES.Printed as Section 15.106(b)
- Tex. Fam. Code § 15.108GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY AS PARTY.Printed as Section 15.106(b)
- Tex. Fam. Code § 15.111INFORMED CONSENT.Printed as Section 15.106(d), 15.107, or 15.108(c)
- Tex. Fam. Code § 15.116AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNAL IN CASE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.Printed as Sections 15.106, 15.107, and 15.108
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