The House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 
         79th Legislature 
         July 12, 2006 
         10:00 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess 
         Capitol Extension, E2.014 
          
         Pursuant to a notice posted on May 26, 2006, the House Committee  
         on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues met in a public hearing and  
         was called to order by the chair, Representative Dutton, at  
         10:25 a.m. 
          
         The roll was answered as follows: 
          
         Present:   Representatives Dutton; Castro; Hernandez; Strama  
                    (4). 
          
         Absent:    Representatives Goodman; Davis, Yvonne; Dunnam;  
                    Nixon; Thompson (5). 
          
         A quorum was not present. 
          
         The chair gave opening remarks. 
          
         Testimony was taken on Interim Charge No. 2:  Study the current  
         law relating to who is authorized to conduct marriages, and make  
         recommendations of any possible changes.  
          
         Testimony was taken. (See attached witness list.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on Interim Charge No. 3:  Evaluate child  
         support guidelines and formulas, considering whether the current  
         methods provide adequate support to a child. Also study child  
         support for the costs of college. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Strama in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         (Representative Dutton in chair.) 
          
         Testimony was taken on Interim Charge No. 5:  Consider the law  
         governing presumption of parentage, and examine the adequate  
         relief available to presumed parents who are child support  
         obligors and who assert a claim of paternity fraud. 
          
         Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.) 
          
         At 3:58 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection,  
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair. 
          
         ________________________ 
 
         Rep. Dutton, Chair 
           
         ________________________ 
         Nicole Bates, Clerk 
          
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