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TX Fam Code § 15.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.111. Informed Consent

Sec. 15.111.  INFORMED CONSENT.  Before a prospective party signs a collaborative family law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer must:(1)  assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative family law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter;(2)  provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the prospective party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative family law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, including litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation; and(3)  advise the prospective party that:(A)  after signing an agreement, if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter, the collaborative family law process terminates;(B)  participation in a collaborative family law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative family law process with or without cause; and(C)  the collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter, except as authorized by Section 15.106(d), 15.107, or 15.108(c).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.112. Family Violence

Sec. 15.112.  FAMILY VIOLENCE.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Dating relationship" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.0021(b).(2)  "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004.(3)  "Household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.005.(4)  "Member of a household" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.006.(b)  Before a prospective party signs a collaborative family law participation agreement in a collaborative family law matter in which another prospective party is a member of the prospective party's family or household or with whom the prospective party has or has had a dating relationship, a prospective collaborative lawyer must make reasonable inquiry regarding whether the prospective party has a history of family violence with the other prospective party.(c)  If a collaborative lawyer reasonably believes that the party the lawyer represents, or the prospective party with whom the collaborative lawyer consults, as applicable, has a history of family violence with another party or prospective party, the lawyer may not begin or continue a collaborative family law process unless:(1)  the party or prospective party requests beginning or continuing a process; and(2)  the collaborative lawyer or prospective collaborative lawyer determines with the party or prospective party what, if any, reasonable steps could be taken to address the concerns regarding family violence.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.113. Confidentiality of Collaborative Family Law Communication

Sec. 15.113.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW COMMUNICATION.  (a)  A collaborative family law communication is confidential to the extent agreed to by the parties in a signed record or as provided by law other than this chapter.(b)  If the parties agree in a signed record, the conduct and demeanor of the parties and nonparty participants, including their collaborative lawyers, are confidential.(c)  If the parties agree in a signed record, communications related to the collaborative family law matter occurring before the signing of the collaborative family law participation agreement are confidential.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.114. Privilege Against Disclosure of Collaborative Family Law Communication

Sec. 15.114.  PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW COMMUNICATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 15.115, a collaborative family law communication, whether made before or after the institution of a proceeding, is privileged and not subject to disclosure and may not be used as evidence against a party or nonparty participant in a proceeding.(b)  Any record of a collaborative family law communication is privileged, and neither the parties nor the nonparty participants may be required to testify in a proceeding related to or arising out of the collaborative family law matter or be subject to a process requiring disclosure of privileged information or data related to the collaborative matter.(c)  An oral communication or written material used in or made a part of a collaborative family law process is admissible or discoverable if it is admissible or discoverable independent of the collaborative family law process.(d)  If this section conflicts with other legal requirements for disclosure of communications, records, or materials, the issue of privilege may be presented to the tribunal having jurisdiction of the proceeding to determine, in camera, whether the facts, circumstances, and context of the communications or materials sought to be disclosed warrant a protective order of the tribunal or whether the communications or materials are subject to disclosure.  The presentation of the issue of privilege under this subsection does not constitute a termination of the collaborative family law process under Section 15.102(d)(2)(B).(e)  A party or nonparty participant may disclose privileged collaborative family law communications to a party's successor counsel, subject to the terms of confidentiality in the collaborative family law participation agreement. Collaborative family law communications disclosed under this subsection remain privileged.(f)  A person who makes a disclosure or representation about a collaborative family law communication that prejudices the rights of a party or nonparty participant in a proceeding may not assert a privilege under this section.  The restriction provided by this subsection applies only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the disclosure or representation.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.115. Limits of Privilege

Sec. 15.115.  LIMITS OF PRIVILEGE.  (a)  The privilege prescribed by Section 15.114 does not apply to a collaborative family law communication that is:(1)  in an agreement resulting from the collaborative family law process, evidenced in a record signed by all parties to the agreement;(2)  subject to an express waiver of the privilege in a record or orally during a proceeding if the waiver is made by all parties and nonparty participants;(3)  available to the public under Chapter 552, Government Code, or made during a session of a collaborative family law process that is open, or is required by law to be open, to the public;(4)  a threat or statement of a plan to inflict bodily injury or commit a crime of violence;(5)  a disclosure of a plan to commit or attempt to commit a crime, or conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity;(6)  a disclosure in a report of:(A)  suspected abuse or neglect of a child to an appropriate agency under Subchapter B, Chapter 261, or in a proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect of a child, except that evidence may be excluded in the case of communications between an attorney and client under Subchapter C, Chapter 261; or(B)  abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly or disabled person to an appropriate agency under Subchapter B, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code; or(7)  sought or offered to prove or disprove:(A)  a claim or complaint of professional misconduct or malpractice arising from or related to a collaborative family law process;(B)  an allegation that the settlement agreement was procured by fraud, duress, coercion, or other dishonest means or that terms of the settlement agreement are illegal;(C)  the necessity and reasonableness of attorney's fees and related expenses incurred during a collaborative family law process or to challenge or defend the enforceability of the collaborative family law settlement agreement; or(D)  a claim against a third person who did not participate in the collaborative family law process.(b)  If a collaborative family law communication is subject to an exception under Subsection (a), only the part of the communication necessary for the application of the exception may be disclosed or admitted.(c)  The disclosure or admission of evidence excepted from the privilege under Subsection (a) does not make the evidence or any other collaborative family law communication discoverable or admissible for any other purpose.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 15.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 1-A - Collaborative Family Law|Chapter 15 - Collaborative Family Law Act|Subchapter C. Collaborative Family Law Process|Section 15.116. Authority of Tribunal in Case of Noncompliance

Sec. 15.116.  AUTHORITY OF TRIBUNAL IN CASE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.  (a)  Notwithstanding that an agreement fails to meet the requirements of Section 15.101 or that a lawyer has failed to comply with Section 15.111 or 15.112, a tribunal may find that the parties intended to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement if the parties:(1)  signed a record indicating an intent to enter into a collaborative family law participation agreement; and(2)  reasonably believed the parties were participating in a collaborative family law process.(b)  If a tribunal makes the findings specified in Subsection (a) and determines that the interests of justice require the following action, the tribunal may:(1)  enforce an agreement evidenced by a record resulting from the process in which the parties participated;(2)  apply the disqualification provisions of Sections 15.106, 15.107, and 15.108; and(3)  apply the collaborative family law privilege under Section 15.114.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 3833), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Fam Code § 31.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.001. Requirements

Sec. 31.001.  REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A minor may petition to have the disabilities of minority removed for limited or general purposes if the minor is:(1)  a resident of this state;(2)  17 years of age, or at least 16 years of age and living separate and apart from the minor's parents, managing conservator, or guardian;  and(3)  self-supporting and managing the minor's own financial affairs.(b)  A minor may file suit under this chapter in the minor's own name.  The minor need not be represented by next friend.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 31.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.002. Requisites of Petition; Verification

Sec. 31.002.  REQUISITES OF PETITION;  VERIFICATION.  (a)  The petition for removal of disabilities of minority must state:(1)  the name, age, and place of residence of the petitioner;(2)  the name and place of residence of each living parent;(3)  the name and place of residence of the guardian of the person and the guardian of the estate, if any;(4)  the name and place of residence of the managing conservator, if any;(5)  the reasons why removal would be in the best interest of the minor;  and(6)  the purposes for which removal is requested.(b)  A parent of the petitioner must verify the petition, except that if a managing conservator or guardian of the person has been appointed, the petition must be verified by that person.  If the person who is to verify the petition is unavailable or that person's whereabouts are unknown, the amicus attorney or attorney ad litem shall verify the petition.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 172 (H.B. 307), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 31.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.003. Venue

Sec. 31.003.  VENUE.  The petitioner shall file the petition in the county in which the petitioner resides.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 31.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.004. Representation of Petitioner

Sec. 31.004.  REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONER.  The court shall appoint an amicus attorney or attorney ad litem to represent the interest of the petitioner at the hearing.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 172 (H.B. 307), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Fam Code § 31.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.005. Order

Sec. 31.005.  ORDER.  The court by order, or the Texas Supreme Court by rule or order, may remove the disabilities of minority of a minor, including any restriction imposed by Chapter 32, if the court or the Texas Supreme Court finds the removal to be in the best interest of the petitioner.  The order or rule must state the limited or general purposes for which disabilities are removed.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1303, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Fam Code § 31.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.006. Effect of General Removal

Sec. 31.006.  EFFECT OF GENERAL REMOVAL.  Except for specific constitutional and statutory age requirements, a minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes has the capacity of an adult, including the capacity to contract.  Except as provided by federal law, all educational rights accorded to the parent of a student, including the right to make education decisions under Section 151.001(a)(10), transfer to the minor whose disabilities are removed for general purposes.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 767, Sec. 9, eff. June 13, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 7.001, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Fam Code § 31.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.007. Registration of Order of Another State or Nation

Sec. 31.007.  REGISTRATION OF ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE OR NATION.  (a)  A nonresident minor who has had the disabilities of minority removed in the state of the minor's residence may file a certified copy of the order removing disabilities in the deed records of any county in this state.(b)  When a certified copy of the order of a court of another state or nation is filed, the minor has the capacity of an adult, except as provided by Section 31.006 and by the terms of the order.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, Sec. 1, eff. April 20, 1995.|
TX Fam Code § 31.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 31 - Removal of Disabilities of Minority|Section 31.008. Waiver of Citation

Sec. 31.008.  WAIVER OF CITATION.  (a)  A party to a suit under this chapter may waive the issuance or service of citation after the suit is filed by filing with the clerk of the court in which the suit is filed the waiver of the party acknowledging receipt of a copy of the filed petition.(b)  The party executing the waiver may not sign the waiver using a digitized signature. (c)  The waiver must contain the mailing address of the party executing the waiver.(d)  The waiver must be sworn before a notary public who is not an attorney in the suit or conform to the requirements for an unsworn declaration under Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.  This subsection does not apply if the party executing the waiver is incarcerated.(e)  The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply to a waiver executed under this section.(f)  For purposes of this section, "digitized signature" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.0096. |Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 198 (S.B. 814), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 11.01, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Fam Code § 33.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 33 - Notice of and Consent to Abortion|Section 33.001. Definitions

Sec. 33.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code.  This definition, as applied in this chapter, may not be construed to limit a minor's access to contraceptives.(2)  "Fetus" means an individual human organism from fertilization until birth.(3)  "Guardian" means a court-appointed guardian of the person of the minor.(3-a)  "Medical emergency" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.002, Health and Safety Code.(4)  "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state.(5)  "Unemancipated minor" includes a minor who:(A)  is unmarried;  and(B)  has not had the disabilities of minority removed under Chapter 31.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 395, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (H.B. 3994), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2016.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 441 (S.B. 8), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fam Code § 33.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 33 - Notice of and Consent to Abortion|Section 33.0021. Consent Required

Sec. 33.0021.  CONSENT REQUIRED.  A physician may not perform an abortion in violation of Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (H.B. 3994), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2016.|
TX Fam Code § 33.0022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Family Code|Title 2 - Child in Relation to the Family|Subtitle A - Limitations of Minority|Chapter 33 - Notice of and Consent to Abortion|Section 33.0022. Medical Emergency Notification; Affidavit for Medical Record

Sec. 33.0022.  MEDICAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION; AFFIDAVIT FOR MEDICAL RECORD.  (a)  If the physician who is to perform the abortion concludes under Section 33.002(a)(3)(A) that a medical emergency exists and that there is insufficient time to provide the notice required by Section 33.002 or obtain the consent required by Section 33.0021, the physician shall make a reasonable effort to inform, in person or by telephone, the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the unemancipated minor within 24 hours after the time a medical emergency abortion is performed on the minor of:(1)  the performance of the abortion; and(2)  the basis for the physician's determination that a medical emergency existed that required the performance of a medical emergency abortion without fulfilling the requirements of Section 33.002 or 33.0021.(b)  A physician who performs an abortion as described by Subsection (a), not later than 48 hours after the abortion is performed, shall send a written notice that a medical emergency occurred and the ability of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian to contact the physician for more information and medical records, to the last known address of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested.  The physician may rely on last known address information if a reasonable and prudent person, under similar circumstances, would rely on the information as sufficient evidence that the parent, managing conservator, or guardian resides at that address.  The physician shall keep in the minor's medical record:(1)  the return receipt from the written notice; or(2)  if the notice was returned as undeliverable, the notice.(c)  A physician who performs an abortion on an unemancipated minor during a medical emergency as described by Subsection (a) shall execute for inclusion in the medical record of the minor an affidavit that explains the specific medical emergency that necessitated the immediate abortion.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 436 (H.B. 3994), Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2016.|