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House Bill 260 |
House Author: Goodman |
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Effective: 6-18-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Averitt |
House Bill 260 amends provisions of the Family Code relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship, protective orders, and collaborative law. The bill updates terminology to reflect current practice and case law and includes provisions relating to the confidentiality of alternative dispute resolution procedures, appeals of certain protective orders, the rendering of judgment on a mediated settlement agreement, procedures for an interview of a child age 12 or older in chambers, limited possession and modification of orders relating to military deployment, filing of a motion to transfer, and modification of an order for child support.