Legal Opinion
in the Interest of B.C., a Child
Texas Supreme Court
Decided December 20, 2019No. 19-0306Published
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS 444444444444 NO. 19-0306 444444444444 IN THE INTEREST OF B.C., A CHILD 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 PER CURIAM The Texas Family Code grants indigent parents the right to appointed counsel in government-initiated suits seeking to terminate parental rights. TEX. FAM. CODE § 107.013(a). When a parent claims indigence, an attorney shall be appointed if the trial court determines the parent is indigent, but…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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