Bill Text: TX HB4495 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the transfer of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-10 - No action taken in committee [HB4495 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4495-Introduced.html
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| By: Murr | H.B. No. 4495 | |
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| relating to the transfer of certain suits affecting the | ||
| parent-child relationship. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 155.202(a), Family Code, is amended to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) If the basis of a motion to transfer a proceeding under | ||
| this subchapter is that the child resides in another county, the | ||
| court may deny the motion if it is shown that the child has resided | ||
| in that county for less than six months at the time the proceeding | ||
| is commenced unless the motion is filed pursuant to Section | ||
| 262.203(a-1). | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 262.203, Family Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
| (a-1) On the court's own motion, the court in which a suit | ||
| under this chapter is filed may, in accordance with procedures | ||
| provided by Chapter 155, transfer the suit to a county where the | ||
| child has been placed by the department if the court finds that the | ||
| transfer is necessary for the convenience of the parties and in the | ||
| best interest of the child. | ||
| SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a | ||
| suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed on or after the | ||
| effective date of this Act. A suit affecting the parent-child | ||
| relationship filed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
| governed by the law in effect on the date the suit was filed, and the | ||
| former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
