In a suit filed by a governmental entity requesting termination of the parent-child relationship or to be named conservator of a child, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of the child immediately after the filing, but before the full adversary hearing, to ensure adequate representation of the child.
Tex. Fam. Code § 107.012
MANDATORY APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FOR CHILD
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case In the Interest of K.S., a Child (2002)
Most recently applied in C.J.L.G., a Juvenile Male v. William Barr (May 2019)
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 751, Sec. 15, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.