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Tex. Fam. Code § 107.009

IMMUNITY

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Zeifman v. Nowlin (2010)

Most recently applied in Guffy v. Brown (In re Brown Medical Center, Inc.) (March 2016)

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) A guardian ad litem, a child custody evaluator, or an adoption evaluator appointed under this chapter is not liable for civil damages arising from an action taken, a recommendation made, or an opinion given in the capacity of guardian ad litem, child custody evaluator, or adoption evaluator.

(a-1) An attorney ad litem or amicus attorney appointed under this chapter is not liable for civil damages arising from an action taken in the capacity of attorney ad litem or amicus attorney.

(b) Subsections (a) and (a-1) do not apply to an action taken, a recommendation made, or an opinion given:

(1) with conscious indifference or reckless disregard to the safety of another;

(2) in bad faith or with malice; or

(3) that is grossly negligent or wilfully wrongful.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.