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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that an attorney ad litem appointed for a |
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child file a statement with the court regarding the attorney ad |
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litem's meeting with the child or other specified person. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 107.004(d), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an attorney ad |
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litem appointed for a child in a proceeding under Chapter 262 or 263 |
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shall: |
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(1) meet before each court hearing with: |
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(A) [(1)] the child, if the child is at least |
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four years of age; or |
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(B) [(2)] the individual with whom the child |
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ordinarily resides, including the child's parent, conservator, |
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guardian, caretaker, or custodian, if the child is younger than |
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four years of age; and |
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(2) if the child or individual is not present at the |
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court hearing, file a written statement with the court indicating |
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that the attorney ad litem complied with Subdivision (1). |
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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. 3314 was passed by the House on April |
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21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3314 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 |