{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-31.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 31.004","heading":"REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONER.","body":"The court shall appoint an amicus attorney or attorney ad litem to represent the interest of the petitioner at the hearing.\nAmended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 172 (H.B. 307), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 2. CHILD IN RELATION TO THE FAMILY","SUBTITLE A. LIMITATIONS OF MINORITY","CHAPTER 31. REMOVAL OF DISABILITIES OF MINORITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.31.htm#31.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"6d884619fc12601d1639c8f114de2f965347dd438f5f7b54b79ebb01d0bde4a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-31.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-31.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}