{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-37.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 37.002","heading":"EXEMPTION.","body":"The appointment requirements of Section 37.004 do not apply to:\n(1) a mediation conducted by an alternative dispute resolution system established under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;\n(2) a guardian ad litem or other person appointed under a program authorized by Section 107.031, Family Code;\n(3) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator appointed under a domestic relations office established under Chapter 203, Family Code;\n(4) a person other than an attorney or a private professional guardian appointed to serve as a guardian as defined by Section 1002.012, Estates Code;\n(5) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services without expectation or receipt of compensation; or\n(6) an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, amicus attorney, or mediator providing services as a volunteer of a nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services to the indigent.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1223 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 569 (S.B. 41), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. JUDGES","CHAPTER 37. APPOINTMENTS OF ATTORNEYS AD LITEM, GUARDIANS AD LITEM, MEDIATORS, AND GUARDIANS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.37.htm#37.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"97a616d002b79a0720fe189c4c4bc704468cdf10949883eb3218de0da51bec7a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-37.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-37.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}