{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.307","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 201.307","heading":"METHODS OF REFERRAL.","body":"(a) A case may be referred to an associate judge by an order of referral in a specific case or by an omnibus order.\n(b) The order of referral may limit the power or duties of an associate judge.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 6.03, eff. January 1, 2012.","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 D. ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR JUVENILE MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.201.htm#201.307","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"d32a220050dbc97b6a1f2cbc9678eab0ee2318c931c20190b2aa31076cc63d21","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.306","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-201.308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}