Tex. Family Code § 201.006
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 201.006, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 201.006. ORDER OF REFERRAL.
Official statutory text
(a) In referring a case to an associate judge, the judge of the referring court shall render:
(1) an individual order of referral; or
(2) a general order of referral specifying the class and type of cases to be heard by the associate judge.
(b) The order of referral may limit the power or duties of an associate judge.
(1) an individual order of referral; or
(2) a general order of referral specifying the class and type of cases to be heard by the associate judge.
(b) The order of referral may limit the power or duties of an associate judge.
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