Texas Family Code - Section 157.164. Payment Of Appointed Attorney

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§ 157.164. PAYMENT OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY.  (a) An 
attorney appointed to represent an indigent respondent is entitled 
to a reasonable fee for services within the scope of the appointment 
in the amount set by the court.
	(b)  The fee shall be paid from the general funds of the 
county according to the schedule for the compensation of counsel 
appointed to defend criminal defendants as provided in the Code of 
Criminal Procedure.
	(c)  For purposes of this section, a proceeding in a court of 
appeals or the Supreme Court of Texas is considered the equivalent 
of a bona fide appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.           

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