Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 409	House Author:  Goodman
Effective:  9-1-05	Senate Sponsor:  Nelson

            House Bill 409 amends the Family Code to prohibit an appellate court, in an appeal of a final order placing a child in the care of the Department of Family and Protective Services, from considering any issue not specifically presented to the trial court in a statement of the points on which the party intends to appeal or in a statement combined with a motion for a new trial.  The bill also specifies that a claim that a judicial decision is contrary to the evidence or that the evidence is factually or legally insufficient is not specific enough to preserve an issue for appeal.