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House Bill 847 |
House Author: Lucio III |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Rodriguez |
House Bill 847 amends Family Code provisions relating to motions to enforce a final order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. The bill establishes that a court, in hearing such a motion, is not precluded from awarding court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the movant upon finding that the respondent is not in contempt with regard to the underlying order. The bill repeals a provision prohibiting the court from finding a respondent in contempt for failure to pay child support under certain conditions and a provision authorizing the court to award the petitioner court costs and reasonable attorney's fees in a child support enforcement hearing under certain conditions.