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Tex. Fam. Code § 81.006 (2026)

Payment Of Attorney's Fees

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Sec. 81.006. PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY'S FEES. The amount of fees collected under this chapter as compensation for the fees:

(1) of a private attorney shall be paid to the private attorney who may enforce the order for fees in the attorney's own name;

(2) of a prosecuting attorney shall be paid to the credit of the county fund from which the salaries of the employees of the prosecuting attorney are paid or supplemented; and

(3) of an attorney employed by the Department of Family and Protective Services shall be deposited in the general revenue fund to the credit of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 110 (H.B. 841), Sec. 5, eff. May 21, 2011.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2010–2021 · leading case: Crystal Dolgener v. Steven Dolgener (Tex. App. 2021).

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Crystal Dolgener v. Steven Dolgener (Tex. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 81.006 (a) (providing that the amount of fees collected under this chapter as compensation for the fees of a private attorney “shall be paid to the private attorney”).”

in the Interest of A.W.R., a Child (Tex. App. 2010). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 81.005(a) (Vernon 2008); see also TEX.”

— Tex. Fam. Code § 81.006(1) — 1 case

in the Interest of A.W.R., a Child (Tex. App. 2010). “See TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 81.005(a) (Vernon 2008); see also TEX.”

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