Bill Text: TX HB4035 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to technical corrections for certain children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-10 - Referred to State Affairs [HB4035 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4035-Engrossed.html
By: Dutton | H.B. No. 4035 |
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relating to technical corrections for certain children. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 101.003, Family Code, is amended to read | ||
as follows: | ||
Sec. 101.003. CHILD OR MINOR; ADULT. (a) "Child" or | ||
"minor" means a person under 18 years of age who is not and has not | ||
been married or who has not had the disabilities of minority removed | ||
for general purposes. | ||
(b) In the context of child support, "child" includes a | ||
person over 18 years of age for whom a person may be obligated to pay | ||
child support. | ||
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(c) A child under Subsection (a) or (b) is "dependent on the | ||
court" if a court has asserted jurisdiction under this title and | ||
entered orders concerning conservatorship, support, or parental | ||
access after December 23, 2008. | ||
(d) "Adult" means a person who is not a child. | ||
SECTION 2 | ||
. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |