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TITLE 5. THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT
AFFECTING THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, C HILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS,
AND A DOPTION EVALUATIONS
SUBCHAPTER A. COURT- ORDERED REPRESENTATION IN SUITS AFFECTING
THE PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIP
Sec. 107.001.
definiTions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Sec. 107.002.
poWeRs and duTies of guaRdian ad liTem foR Child. .........353
Sec. 107.003. poWeRs and duTies of aTToRney ad liTem foR
Child and amiCus aTToRney................................356
Sec. 107.004.
addiTional duTies of aTToRney ad liTem foR Child...........358
Sec. 107.0042. RepoRT on peRCenTage of pRofessional pRaCTiCe Time
as aTToRney ad liTem. ....................................361
Sec. 107.0045.
disCipline of aTToRney ad liTem............................361
Sec. 107.005.
addiTional duTies of amiCus aTToRney. Repealed ............361
Sec. 107.006.
aCCess To Child and infoRmaTion RelaTing To Child. .........361
Sec. 107.007.
aTToRney WoRK pRoduCT and TesTimony.....................362
Sec. 107.008.
suBsTiTuTed judgmenT of aTToRney foR Child................362
Sec. 107.009.
immuniTy.................................................363
Sec. 107.010. disCReTionaRy appoinTmenT of aTToRney ad liTem foR
inCapaCiTaTed peRson......................................364
SUBCHAPTER B. APPOINTMENTS IN CERTAIN SUITS
PART 1. APPOINT MENTS IN SUITS BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
Sec. 107.011.
mandaToRy appoinTmenT of guaRdian ad liTem. .............364
Sec. 107.012.
mandaToRy appoinTmenT of aTToRney ad liTem foR Child. . . . . 365
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Sec. 107.0125. appoinTmenT of aTToRney in dual Role. ....................365
Sec. 107.013.
mandaToRy appoinTmenT of aTToRney ad liTem foR paRenT. . . .365
Sec. 107.0131.
poWeRs and duTies of aTToRney ad liTem foR paRenT. ........367
Sec. 107.0132. poWeRs and duTies of aTToRney ad liTem foR alleged
faTheR...................................................369
Sec. 107.0133. disCipline of aTToRney ad liTem foR paRenT oR
alleged faTheR...........................................369
Sec. 107.014. poWeRs and duTies of aTToRney ad liTem foR
CeRTain paRenTs. .........................................369
Sec. 107.0141. TempoRaRy appoinTmenT of aTToRney ad liTem foR
CeRTain paRenTs. .........................................370
Sec. 107.015.
aTToRney fees............................................371
Sec. 107.016.
ConTinued RepResenTaTion; duRaTion of appoinTmenT. ........371
Sec. 107.0161. ad liTem appoinTmenTs foR Child CommiTTed To
Texas juVenile jusTiCe depaRTmenT. ........................372
Sec. 107.017.
appoinTmenT of amiCus aTToRney pRohiBiTed.................372
PART 2. APPOINTMENTS IN SUITS OTHER THA N SUITS
BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
Sec. 107.021.
disCReTionaRy appoinTmenTs...............................372
Sec. 107.022.
CeRTain pRohiBiTed appoinTmenTs...........................373
Sec. 107.023. fees, CouRT CosTs, and expenses in suiTs oTheR Than
suiTs By goVeRnmenTal enTiTy.............................374
Sec. 107.024.
appoinTmenT of amiCus aTToRney ..........................375
Sec. 107.0245.
amiCus aTToRney; minimum qualifiCaTions ..................376
Sec. 107.025. exCepTion To qualifiCaTions RequiRed To seRVe as
amiCus aTToRney in CeRTain CounTies.......................376
Sec. 107.0255.
amiCus aTToRney; ConfliCTs of inTeResT and Bias............377
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Sec. 107.026. amiCus aTToRney sTandaRd of CaRe ........................378
Sec. 107.0265.
poWeRs and duTies of amiCus aTToRney .....................379
Sec. 107.027.
limiTaTions on amiCus aTToRney poWeRs ....................381
Sec. 107.0275.
RemoVal of amiCus aTToRney...............................381
SUBCHAPTER C. APPOINTMENT OF VOLUNTEER ADVOCATES
Sec. 107.031.
VolunTeeR adVoCaTes .....................................382
SUBCHAPTER D. CH ILD CUSTODY EVALUATION
Sec. 107.101.
definiTions...............................................382
Sec. 107.102.
appliCaBiliTy.............................................383
Sec. 107.1025.
effeCT of menTal examinaTion .............................383
Sec. 107.103.
oRdeR foR Child CusTody eValuaTion.......................383
Sec. 107.104.
Child CusTody eValuaToR: minimum qualifiCaTions ..........384
Sec. 107.105.
Child CusTody eValuaTion: speCialized TRaining RequiRed . . . .386
Sec. 107.106. exCepTion To qualifiCaTions RequiRed To ConduCT
Child CusTody eValuaTion.................................386
Sec. 107.107.
Child CusTody eValuaToR: ConfliCTs of inTeResT and Bias . . . . 386
Sec. 107.108. geneRal pRoVisions appliCaBle To ConduCT of Child
CusTody eValuaTion and pRepaRaTion of RepoRT .............388
Sec. 107.109.
elemenTs of Child CusTody eValuaTion .....................389
Sec. 107.110.
psyChomeTRiC TesTing .....................................390
Sec. 107.1101. effeCT of poTenTially undiagnosed seRious
menTal illness...........................................391
Sec. 107.111. Child CusTody eValuaToR aCCess To inVesTigaTiVe
ReCoRds of depaRTmenT; offense ...........................391
Sec. 107.1111.
Child CusTody eValuaToR aCCess To oTheR ReCoRds..........391
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