{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-3.303","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 3.303","heading":"APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may appoint an attorney in a suit filed under this subchapter for the respondent.\n(b) The court shall appoint an attorney in a suit filed under this subchapter for a respondent reported to be a prisoner of war or missing on public service.\n(c) The court shall allow a reasonable fee for an appointed attorney's services as a part of the costs of the suit.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE B. PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES","CHAPTER 3. MARITAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES","SUBCHAPTER D. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND DISPOSITION OF MARITAL PROPERTY UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.3.htm#3.303","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"898b344092975174b7cee2052ee1fc7fcedb13b9a71c6823e4df391d1682cb2b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-3.302","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-3.304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}