Special Appointments, Child Custody Evaluations, and Adoption Evaluations · Child Custody Evaluation
If the court orders a child custody evaluation to be conducted, the court shall award the person appointed as the child custody evaluator a reasonable fee for the preparation of the child custody evaluation that shall be imposed in the form of a money judgment and paid directly to the person. The person may enforce the judgment for the fee by any means available under law for civil judgments.
Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.