HOUSE BILL 2886 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Van Arsdale |
EFFECTIVE: 9-1-03 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Lindsay |
House Bill 2886 amends the Health and Safety Code and the Family Code to require the bureau of vital statistics to mail a certificate of adoption, report of divorce or annulment, or report of adoption that the bureau determines requires correction to the attorney of record with respect to the adoption, divorce, or annulment or, if there is no attorney of record, to the clerk of the court for correction. The bill also amends the Family Code to require petitioners for divorce, annulment, adoption, or revocation of adoption to file documentation to be used by a clerk of the court as a reference for correcting the certificates or reports.