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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Family Code § 107.027: LIMITATIONS ON AMICUS ATTORNEY POWERS.

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  1. FAMILY CODE
  2. TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP
  3. SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  4. CHAPTER 107. SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, AND ADOPTION EVALUATIONS
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. APPOINTMENTS IN CERTAIN SUITS

(a) An amicus attorney may not:

(1) offer an opinion regarding conservatorship or possession of or access to a child subject to a suit;

(2) engage in ex parte communications with the court;

(3) be compelled to produce attorney work product developed during the appointment as an amicus attorney;

(4) except as required under Section 107.0265(c)(1)(J) or (K), be required to disclose the source of any information;

(5) submit a report into evidence; or

(6) testify in court, except:

(A) as authorized under Rule 3.08, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct; or

(B) as necessary for the court to make a determination relating to the qualifications, conflicts of interest, bias, or removal of the amicus attorney.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the duty of an attorney to report child abuse or neglect under Section 261.101.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (H.B. 2530), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:10Z. Source file · JSON

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