Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 823 amends provisions of the Family Code and Government Code to change a reference in law to appointees with jurisdiction over certain family law matters from a child support master to an associate judge. The bill amends the Family Code to allow enforcement services to be provided directly by county personnel, including judges and associate judges of the county courts, if the county has entered into a contract with the Title IV-D agency. The bill broadens the duties of a child support court monitor to include making certain recommendations to the court regarding an obligor's community supervision. House Bill 823 clarifies the duties of the office of court administration with respect to training, performance evaluations, and complaint investigation of associate judges, changes the time frame within which Title IV-D cases must be completed, and authorizes the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region to appoint a visiting associate judge to fill certain vacancies. The bill provides that a recommendation of an associate judge becomes an order of the referring court and provides for the appeal of an associate judge's recommendation.