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Committee reviews bill to set qualifications, duties and limits for court-appointed amicus attorneys in parent-child suits
Summary
House Bill 2530 would create procedural safeguards and minimum qualifications for appointing amicus attorneys in suits affecting the parent'child relationship, require notice and hearing before appointment in most cases, and clarify powers, duties and removal procedures. The committee opened and closed public testimony and left the bill pending.
The Senate Committee on Jurisprudence considered House Bill 2530 on May 7, 2025, a measure that would establish procedural safeguards, minimum qualifications and limits for court-appointed amicus attorneys in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
The Dean of the Senate explained that under current law a court may appoint an amicus attorney without minimum qualification criteria. The bill would require a court to appoint an amicus attorney only after…
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