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Senate Bill 1887 |
Senate Author: Huffman et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Murr |
Senate Bill 1887 amends the Family Code to authorize a judge exercising jurisdiction over a child in a child protection suit to refer any aspect of a suit involving the child that is instituted under the juvenile justice code to the appropriate associate judge for child protection cases serving in the county and exercising jurisdiction over the child, provided that the associate judge consents to the referral. The bill authorizes a juvenile court to transfer a child's case to a district or statutory county court located in another county that is exercising jurisdiction over the child in a child protection suit with the consent of the judge of the court to which the case is being transferred.