Tex. Fam. Code § 107.258

**Tex. Fam. Code § 107.258. PLAN OF OPERATION FOR OFFICE.** The applicable commissioners court or commissioners courts shall require a written plan of operation from an entity serving as an office of child representation or office of parent representation. The plan must include: (1) a budget for the office, including salaries; (2) a description of each personnel position, including the chief counsel position; (3) the maximum allowable caseloads for each attorney employed by the office; (4) provisions for training personnel and attorneys employed by the office; (5) a description of anticipated overhead costs for the office; (6) policies regarding the use of licensed investigators and expert witnesses by the office; and (7) a policy to ensure that the chief of the office and other attorneys employed by the office do not provide representation to a child, a parent, or an alleged father, as applicable, if doing so would create a conflict of interest. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (H.B. 3003), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015. Redesignated from Family Code, Section 107.068 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(6).