{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-5.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 5.104","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 the 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 5. HOMESTEAD RIGHTS","SUBCHAPTER B. SALE OF HOMESTEAD UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.5.htm#5.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"331bf5b30c3bed17e97a09bb71bd0970b2acdd4578d757195d5ac0638fe5a02d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-5.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-5.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}