{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.309","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 159.309","heading":"PRIVATE COUNSEL.","body":"An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","CHAPTER 159. UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.159.htm#159.309","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"b621a2f9f63c68c741ef2ec915dcef35b51e07212c87a93030229fe10d1ea847","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.308","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-159.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}