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AN ACT
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relating to the duty of an attorney ad litem appointed for a child |
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to meet with the child or individual with whom the child resides |
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before each court hearing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 107.004, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) A meeting required by Subsection (d) must take place: |
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(1) a sufficient time before the hearing to allow the |
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attorney ad litem to prepare for the hearing in accordance with the |
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child's expressed objectives of representation; and |
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(2) in a private setting that allows for confidential |
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communications between the attorney ad litem and the child or |
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individual with whom the child ordinarily resides, as applicable. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3311 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3311 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |