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JUVENILE JUSTICE & FAMILY ISSUES
H.B. 2005
By: Thompson
4-17-97
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND

Section 153.433, Family Code, currently states that the court may order
reasonable visitation rights to either maternal or paternal grandparents
of a child when the grandparent meets certain criteria, and access is in
the best interest of the child.  The court now has the option of granting
the visitation of grandchildren by their grandparents, which can
negatively affect the grandchild and grandparent when access is not
allowed to a grandparent who meets certain criteria.  

PURPOSE

The purpose of this bill is to grant grandparents reasonable access to
their grandchildren if they meet certain criteria of 153.433, Family Code. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 153.433, Family Code, to read the court shall
order reasonable  access to a grandchild by a grandparent if certain
criteria are met. 


SECTION 2. Emergency Clause.



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