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Senate Bill 1026 |
Senate Author: Harris |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
House Sponsor: Naishtat |
Senate Bill 1026 amends the Family Code to establish the powers and duties of an attorney ad litem appointed by the court to represent the interests of a parent in a suit filed by a governmental entity in which termination of the parent-child relationship is requested or in a suit filed by a governmental entity requesting temporary managing conservatorship of a child. The bill also establishes the powers and duties of an attorney ad litem appointed to represent the interests of an alleged father in such a suit and authorizes the court to appoint the attorney ad litem to continue to represent the alleged father's interests as a parent if the alleged father is adjudicated to be a parent of the child and is determined by the court to be indigent.