{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-38.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 38.002","heading":"PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES.","body":"To recover attorney's fees under this chapter:\n(1) the claimant must be represented by an attorney;\n(2) the claimant must present the claim to the opposing party or to a duly authorized agent of the opposing party; and\n(3) payment for the just amount owed must not have been tendered before the expiration of the 30th day after the claim is presented.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE C. JUDGMENTS","CHAPTER 38. ATTORNEY'S FEES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.38.htm#38.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"e02ddfaf6065893d7169c44ebaf7ff619ea0b141e7fc7dd89c62084d513bbaac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-38.0015","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-38.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}