Texas Family Code - Section 51.115. Attendance At Hearing: Parent Or Other Guardian

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§ 51.115. ATTENDANCE AT HEARING:  PARENT OR OTHER 
GUARDIAN.  (a) Each parent of a child, each managing and possessory 
conservator of a child, each court-appointed custodian of a child, 
and a guardian of the person of the child shall attend each hearing 
affecting the child held under:
		(1)  Section 54.02 (waiver of jurisdiction and 
discretionary transfer to criminal court);
		(2)  Section 54.03 (adjudication hearing);                                    
		(3)  Section 54.04 (disposition hearing);                                     
		(4)  Section 54.05 (hearing to modify disposition);  
and                    
		(5)  Section 54.11 (release or transfer hearing).                             
	(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to:                                         
		(1)  a person for whom, for good cause shown, the court 
waives attendance;  
		(2)  a person who is not a resident of this state;  or                        
		(3)  a parent of a child for whom a managing conservator 
has been appointed and the parent is not a conservator of the child.
	(c)  A person required under this section to attend a hearing 
is entitled to reasonable written or oral notice that includes a 
statement of the place, date, and time of the hearing and that the 
attendance of the person is required.  The notice may be included 
with or attached to any other notice required by this chapter to be 
given the person.  Separate notice is not required for a disposition 
hearing that convenes on the adjournment of an adjudication 
hearing.  If a person required under this section fails to attend a 
hearing, the juvenile court may proceed with the hearing.
	(d)  A person who is required by Subsection (a) to attend a 
hearing, who receives the notice of the hearing, and who fails to 
attend the hearing may be punished by the court for contempt by a 
fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.  In addition to 
or in lieu of contempt, the court may order the person to receive 
counseling or to attend an educational course on the duties and 
responsibilities of parents and skills and techniques in raising 
children.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.           

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