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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of expert testimony to challenge the |
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qualifications of or methodology used by a child custody evaluator |
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in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 104.008, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a party is not |
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prohibited from using expert testimony to challenge the |
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qualifications of or methodology used by a person who has conducted |
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a custody evaluation relating to the child under Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 107. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A suit affecting the |
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parent-child relationship filed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the suit is filed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |