{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 201.006","heading":"ORDER OF REFERRAL.","body":"(a) In referring a case to an associate judge, the judge of the referring court shall render:\n(1) an individual order of referral; or\n(2) a general order of referral specifying the class and type of cases to be heard by the associate judge.\n(b) The order of referral may limit the power or duties of an associate judge.\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 C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 201. ASSOCIATE JUDGE","SUBCHAPTER A. ASSOCIATE JUDGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.201.htm#201.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"767d6d4710d6b69f00c01e6c85bb49e939355e10b351985796aa65b76f23611d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}