Sec. 5.104.  APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may appoint an attorney in a suit filed under this subchapter for the respondent.
(b)  The court shall appoint an attorney in a suit filed under this subchapter for a respondent reported to be a prisoner of war or missing on public service.
(c)  The court shall allow a reasonable fee for the appointed attorney's services as a part of the costs of the suit.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.