{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.612","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 160.612","heading":"CHILD AS PARTY; REPRESENTATION.","body":"(a) A minor child is a permissible party, but is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this subchapter.\n(b) The court shall appoint an amicus attorney or attorney ad litem to represent a child who is a minor or is incapacitated if the child is a party or the court finds that the interests of the child are not adequately represented.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 821, Sec. 1.01, eff. June 14, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 172 (H.B. 307), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005.","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 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER G. PROCEEDING TO ADJUDICATE PARENTAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.160.htm#160.612","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"b7fe68bd1f33f2048e5904cdd521667d83d8a89953027ae93bc00930f90852d4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.611","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-160.621"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}