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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by |
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contempt and the awarding of costs and fees in certain proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 157.162(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A finding that the respondent is not in contempt does |
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not preclude the court from awarding the petitioner court costs and |
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reasonable attorney's fees or ordering any other enforcement |
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remedy, including rendering a money judgment, posting a bond or |
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other security, or withholding income. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 157.162(d) and (e), Family Code, are |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The repeal by this Act of Sections 157.162(d) and |
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(e), Family Code, applies to a hearing to enforce an order in a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship that commences on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A hearing that commences before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the hearing commenced, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 847 was passed by the House on April |
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18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 847 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |