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Senate Bill 130 |
Senate Author: Nelson et al. |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Lewis |
Under previous law, a prosecuting attorney representing a party in a family violence protective order proceeding was not precluded from representing the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) in a subsequent action involving the party. Senate Bill 130 amends the Family Code to clarify that a prosecuting attorney, subject to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, is not precluded from representing a party in a family violence protective order proceeding and DFPS in any other action involving the party, regardless of whether the proceeding occurs before, concurrently with, or after the other action involving the party.