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Committee hears bill to standardize fee schedules for court‑appointed attorneys in child‑protection cases
Summary
Senate Bill 1838 would create a clear, family‑protection–specific fee‑schedule framework for counties to pay court‑appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem in DFPS suits.
Senate Bill 1838, presented as a legislative council–draft committee substitute, would clarify how counties set fee schedules and pay court‑appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem in suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. The committee heard testimony from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and family-defense attorneys and left the bill pending for further consideration.
Sen. Jane Nelson (Dean of the Senate) explained that current statutory cross-references to criminal fee-schedule rules have…
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