Texas Family Code - Section 157.211. Conditions Of Community Supervision

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§ 157.211. CONDITIONS OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.  If the 
court places the respondent on community supervision and suspends 
commitment, the terms and conditions of community supervision may 
include the requirement that the respondent:
		(1)  report to the community supervision officer as 
directed;               
		(2)  permit the community supervision officer to visit 
the respondent at the respondent's home or elsewhere;
		(3)  obtain counseling on financial planning, budget 
management, conflict resolution, parenting skills, alcohol or drug 
abuse, or other matters causing the respondent to fail to obey the 
order;
		(4)  pay required child support and any child support 
arrearages;           
		(5)  pay court costs and attorney's fees ordered by the 
court;              
		(6)  seek employment assistance services offered by the 
Texas Workforce Commission under Section 302.0035, Labor Code, if 
appropriate;  and
		(7)  participate in mediation or other services to 
alleviate conditions that prevent the respondent from obeying the 
court's order.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 702, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 
1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 946, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  
Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 311, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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