Texas Family Law Section

The family law section currently has about 6 098 members.

Texas family law section.

Membership is voluntary and is open to any licensed attorney in texas. How i learned to stop worrying and have remote hearings. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the. The family law section of the state bar of texas.

Findlaw codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Self report on the state bar of texas website. Latest news download the fall 2020 section report. 1 5 hours mcle 5 hour ethics.

Use this page to navigate to all sections within the family code. Fy 2020 2021 membership fees section dues. Free for all attorneys. Member downloads join the section.

The family law section was created by the state bar of texas board of directors in 1960. This is the offical website for texas family lawyers that have paid section dues with the state bar of texas. For further information contact the sections department at 1 800 204 2222 or 512 427 1463 ext. The deadline to pay voluntary section dues was extended to july 15 2020.

Added by acts 2015 84th leg r s ch. The deadline to pay state bar of texas membership fees was extended from june 1 to october 31 2020 as a result of the financial impacts of the covid 19 pandemic. There are also many free section memberships available to law students. In addition the family law section has taken a lead in areas such as same sex marriage assisted reproductive technologies third party parental rights relocation federal and interstate legislation mediation and collaborative divorce.

Motions and other papers identified under rule 13 texas rules of civil procedure. It is the third largest section at the present time. Chapter 2 the marriage relationship. Expand sections by using the arrow icons.

Law students may join up to five free sections per year. Title 1 the marriage relationship. Check out the family law section s april 8 virtual cle zoom or. Section 153 609 applies to a parenting facilitator in the same manner as provided for a parenting coordinator except that a person appointed in accordance with section 153 609 d to act as a parenting facilitator must meet the minimum qualifications prescribed by section 153 6101.

The family law section provides leadership and education in such areas as divorce custody adoption alimony and child support. Section 2 401 proof of informal marriage.