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Texas Family Code - Section 203.003. Administration

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§ 203.003. ADMINISTRATION.  (a) A domestic relations 
office shall be administered:
		(1)  as provided by the commissioners court;  or                              
		(2)  if the commissioners court does not otherwise 
provide for the administration of the office, by the juvenile board 
that serves the county in which the domestic relations office is 
located.
	(b)  The administering entity shall appoint and assign the 
duties of a director who shall be responsible for the day-to-day 
administration of the office.  A director serves at the pleasure of 
the administering entity.
	(c)  The administering entity shall determine the amount of 
money needed to operate the office.
	(d)  A commissioners court that establishes a domestic 
relations office under this chapter may execute a bond for the 
office.  A bond under this subsection must be:
		(1)  executed with a solvent surety company authorized 
to do business in the state;  and
		(2)  conditioned on the faithful performance of the 
duties of the office.   
	(e)  The administering entity shall establish procedures for 
the acceptance and use of a grant or donation to the office.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Family Code § 203.004 and amended by 
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 475, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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