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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 86(R)

House Bill 1689

House Author:  Deshotel

Effective:  9-1-19

Senate Sponsor:  Miles


            House Bill 1689 amends the Family Code to establish disclosure requirements regarding the existence of a gestational agreement in a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the parties to the suit are the intended parents under the agreement. The bill also provides for the standing of a person who is an intended parent of a child or unborn child under a compliant gestational agreement to file an original suit affecting the parent‑child relationship under certain circumstances.