85R4339 JSC-D     By: Bohac H.B. No. 730       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a disclosure by an attorney before accepting   representation of a client in a suit for the dissolution of   marriage.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended   by adding Section 6.412 to read as follows:          Sec. 6.412.  DISCLOSURE REQUIRED. (a)  An attorney may not   agree to represent a client in a suit for dissolution of a marriage   unless:                (1)  the attorney provides the disclosure described by   Subsection (b) to the client; and                (2)  the client acknowledges in writing that the client   has received and understands the disclosure.          (b)  The State Bar of Texas shall adopt the disclosure form   required under this section.  The disclosure must include:                (1)  information about arbitration, mediation,   collaborative law, and alternatives to retaining an attorney for   the dissolution of a marriage; and                (2)  any other information the state bar requires.          SECTION 2.  (a)  The State Bar of Texas shall adopt the   disclosure form required by Section 6.412, Family Code, as added by   this Act, not later than January 1, 2018.          (b)  Section 6.412, Family Code, as added by this Act,   applies to the representation of a client that begins on or after   March 1, 2018.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.