Tex. Fam. Code § 65.059 · Subchapter B. INITIAL PROCEDURES
REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A child may be represented by an attorney in a case under this chapter. Representation by an attorney is not required.
(b) A child is not entitled to have an attorney appointed to represent the child, but the court may appoint an attorney if the court determines it is in the best interest of the child.
(c) The court may order a child's parent or other responsible person to pay for the cost of an attorney appointed under this section if the court determines that the person has sufficient financial resources.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.65.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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