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House Bill 2927 |
House Author: Schofield |
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Effective: 5-29-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman |
House Bill 2927 amends the Family Code to authorize an associate judge to sign a default, temporary, or final order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship without prejudicing the litigant's right to a de novo hearing and to render a final order in such a suit if the parties waive the right to a de novo hearing before the court that referred the suit to the associate judge. The bill establishes the types of final orders rendered and signed by an associate judge, if a party does not request a de novo hearing before the referring court, that become final after the expiration of the prescribed period for filing a request for such a hearing.