84R6088 JSC-D
 
  By: Bohac H.B. No. 1195
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting
  representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of
  marriage.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended
  by adding Section 6.412 to read as follows:
         Sec. 6.412.  DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (a)  An attorney may not
  agree to represent a client in a suit for dissolution of a marriage
  unless:
               (1)  the attorney provides the disclosure described by
  Subsection (b) to the client; and
               (2)  the client acknowledges in writing that the client
  has received and understands the disclosure.
         (b)  The State Bar of Texas shall adopt the disclosure form
  required under this section.  The disclosure must include:
               (1)  information about arbitration, mediation,
  collaborative law, and alternatives to retaining an attorney for
  the dissolution of a marriage; and
               (2)  any other information the state bar requires.
         SECTION 2.  (a)  The State Bar of Texas shall adopt the
  disclosure form required by Section 6.412, Family Code, as added by
  this Act, not later than January 1, 2016.
         (b)  Section 6.412, Family Code, as added by this Act,
  applies to the representation of a client that begins on or after
  March 1, 2016.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.