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Senate Bill 817 |
Senate Author: Rodríguez |
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Effective: 9-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia |
Senate Bill 817 amends the Family Code to expand the scope of dating violence and family violence for purposes of the law governing protective orders. The bill requires a court that appoints a managing conservator during the course of a suit affecting the parent-child relationship to consider whether a party has engaged in a history or pattern of family violence, a party has engaged in a history or pattern of child abuse or child neglect, or a final protective order was rendered against a party.