89R10962 AMF-F     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 2501       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent for   appointment as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits   affecting the parent-child relationship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 107.013, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:          (f)  A parent who the court has determined is indigent for   the purposes of this section may select an attorney who is licensed   to practice law in this state and is in good standing with the State   Bar of Texas to represent the parent in a suit described by   Subsection (a).  If the court determines the attorney selected by   the parent is otherwise qualified for appointment as attorney ad   litem under Section 107.0131, the court shall:                (1)  appoint the attorney selected by the parent as   attorney ad litem for the parent under this section; and                (2)  terminate the appointment of any previously   appointed attorney ad litem for the parent on the filing of a notice   of appearance by the attorney selected by the parent.          (g)  An attorney selected by a parent and appointed as   attorney ad litem for the parent under Subsection (f):                (1)  is subject to all provisions of this chapter and   Subtitle E applicable to an attorney ad litem for a parent,   including provisions related to attorney discipline; and                (2)  is entitled to the compensation provided by   Section 107.015.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on   or after the effective date of this Act.  A suit affecting the   parent-child relationship filed before the effective date of this   Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the suit was filed,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.