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Tex. Fam. Code § 6.708

ATTORNEY'S FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Smith v. Deneve (2009)

Most recently applied in Fuentes v. Zaragoza (May 2018)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court as it considers reasonable may award costs to a party. Costs may not be adjudged against a party against whom a divorce is granted for confinement in a mental hospital under Section 6.007.

(b) The expenses of counseling may be taxed as costs against either or both parties.

(c) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may award reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses. The court may order the fees, costs, expenses, and any postjudgment interest to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.

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