{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-202.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 202.005","heading":"COMPENSATION.","body":"(a) A friend of the court is entitled to compensation for services rendered and for expenses incurred in rendering the services.\n(b) The court may assess the amount that the friend of the court receives in compensation against a party to the suit in the same manner as the court awards costs under Chapter 106.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(4), eff. January 1, 2020.\n(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(4), eff. January 1, 2020.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(4), eff. January 1, 2020.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE C. JUDICIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 202. FRIEND OF THE COURT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.202.htm#202.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"e89b6724313e1f1fd2578842b966c9ff676a8736a07ea91da71776a98bd28b23","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-202.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-203.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}