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Senate Bill 1237 |
Senate Author: Rodríguez |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
House Sponsor: Lucio III |
Senate Bill 1237 amends the Family Code to update the procedures that are applied in a suit for dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship. The bill establishes the following: the types of temporary orders that can be rendered and enforced by a trial court during an appeal; the conditions under which a trial court is prohibited from rendering or modifying an order to assist in the implementation of or to clarify the property division made or approved in a decree; the authority of a trial court in rendering or modifying certain temporary orders; and the written findings of fact and conclusions of law that must be included in the order in a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the estate of the parties is divided.