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Texas chief justice urges repeal of Family Code provision and calls for more affordable legal services
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Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock urged lawmakers to consider repealing subsection O of the Texas Family Code, called for stronger legal representation in parental-termination cases and proposed reforms to increase access to affordable legal services.
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock urged the Legislature to consider repealing what he called “subsection O” of the Texas Family Code and to take steps to ensure that parents facing termination proceedings receive vigorous legal representation.
“Termination of parental rights is the civil death penalty,” Blacklock said during an address to a joint session, arguing that the state should use termination only as a last resort and that the family code should…
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