HOUSE BILL 2381 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Thompson |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: West, Royce |
House Bill 2381 amends the Family Code to prohibit a trial or appellate court from suspending an order or a judgment that terminates the parent-child relationship in a suit brought by the state or an authorized political subdivision of the state. The bill also requires the appellate courts to accelerate an appeal in a suit in which termination of the parent-child relationship is at issue.