Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.

This bill requires courts to appoint attorneys ad litem (special lawyers) to represent specific vulnerable parents in government-led child welfare cases where parental rights may be terminated. It directly affects indigent parents opposing termination, parents served by publication, and alleged fathers with unknown location or registration issues. The key change shifts payment for these attorneys from parents to county general funds when parents are indigent, instead of relying on parent payments. It also adds procedures for resolving payment disputes if a court denies or delays attorney fees.