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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided September 16, 1980Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Henry Wade District Attorney Records Building, Sixth Floor Dallas, Texas 75202 Assistant Attorney General

Re: Fee for attorney appointed by court to represent indigent jailed for contempt of court for non-payment of child support

Dear Mr. Wade:

You ask whether, pursuant to article 26.05 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Dallas County may pay a court-appointed attorney for representing an indigent person in a family law court proceeding to secure the person's release from confinement for contempt of court for non-payment of child support.

Article 26.05 provides, in pertinent part:

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HiesterTexas Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Ex Parte WilsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Ex parte AdairCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1949

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