Tex. Family Code § 51.102
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 51.102, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 51.102. APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL PLAN.
Official statutory text
(a) The juvenile board in each county shall adopt a plan that:
(1) specifies the qualifications necessary for an attorney to be included on an appointment list from which attorneys are appointed to represent children in proceedings under this title; and
(2) establishes the procedures for:
(A) including attorneys on the appointment list and removing attorneys from the list; and
(B) appointing attorneys from the appointment list to individual cases.
(b) A plan adopted under Subsection (a) must:
(1) to the extent practicable, comply with the requirements of Article 26.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, except that:
(A) the income and assets of the child's parent or other person responsible for the child's support must be used in determining whether the child is indigent; and
(B) any alternative plan for appointing counsel is established by the juvenile board in the county; and
(2) recognize the differences in qualifications and experience necessary for appointments to cases in which:
(A) the allegation is:
(i) conduct indicating a need for supervision or delinquent conduct, and commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is not an authorized disposition; or
(ii) delinquent conduct, and commitment to the department without a determinate sentence is an authorized disposition; or
(B) determinate sentence proceedings have been initiated or proceedings for discretionary transfer to criminal court have been initiated.
(1) specifies the qualifications necessary for an attorney to be included on an appointment list from which attorneys are appointed to represent children in proceedings under this title; and
(2) establishes the procedures for:
(A) including attorneys on the appointment list and removing attorneys from the list; and
(B) appointing attorneys from the appointment list to individual cases.
(b) A plan adopted under Subsection (a) must:
(1) to the extent practicable, comply with the requirements of Article 26.04, Code of Criminal Procedure, except that:
(A) the income and assets of the child's parent or other person responsible for the child's support must be used in determining whether the child is indigent; and
(B) any alternative plan for appointing counsel is established by the juvenile board in the county; and
(2) recognize the differences in qualifications and experience necessary for appointments to cases in which:
(A) the allegation is:
(i) conduct indicating a need for supervision or delinquent conduct, and commitment to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is not an authorized disposition; or
(ii) delinquent conduct, and commitment to the department without a determinate sentence is an authorized disposition; or
(B) determinate sentence proceedings have been initiated or proceedings for discretionary transfer to criminal court have been initiated.
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