79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 172 Page: 1 of 19
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H.B. No. 307
1 AN ACT
2 relating to court-ordered representation in suits affecting the
3 parent-child relationship.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Sections 107.002(b), (c), and (e), Family Code,
6 are amended to read as follows:
7 (b) A guardian ad litem appointed for the child under this
8 chapter shall:
9 (1) within a reasonable time after the appointment,
10 interview:
11 (A) the child in a developmentally appropriate
12 manner, if the child is four years of age or older;
13 (B) each person who has significant knowledge of
14 the child's history and condition, including any foster parent of
15 the child; and
16 (C) the parties to the suit;
17 (2) seek to elicit in a developmentally appropriate
18 manner the child's expressed objectives [of reprise ntation];
19 (3) consider the child's expressed objectives [~5
20 representationo] without being bound by those objectives;
21 (4) encourage settlement and the use of alternative
22 forms of dispute resolution; and
23 (5) perform any specific task directed by the court.
24 (c) A guardian ad litem appointed for the child under this_
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 307, Chapter 172, legislative document, May 27, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156952/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.