By Goodman                                             H.B. No. 593
         77R1236 KSD-F                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to information required in certain pleadings in the Family
 1-3     Code.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 82.004, Family Code, is amended to read as
 1-6     follows:
 1-7           Sec. 82.004.  CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. An application must
 1-8     state:
 1-9                 (1)  the name and county of residence of each
1-10     applicant;
1-11                 (2)  the name[, address,] and county of residence of
1-12     each individual alleged to have committed family violence;
1-13                 (3)  the relationships between the applicants and the
1-14     individual alleged to have committed family violence; and
1-15                 (4)  a request for one or more protective orders.
1-16           SECTION 2. Section 102.008(b), Family Code, is amended to
1-17     read as follows:
1-18           (b)  The petition must include:
1-19                 (1)  a statement that the court in which the petition
1-20     is filed has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction or that no court
1-21     has continuing jurisdiction of the suit;
1-22                 (2)  the name[, sex, place] and date of birth[, and
1-23     place of residence] of the child, except that if adoption of a
1-24     child is requested, the name of the child may be omitted;
 2-1                 (3)  the full name[, age, and place of residence] of
 2-2     the petitioner and the petitioner's relationship to the child or
 2-3     the fact that no relationship exists;
 2-4                 (4)  the names[, ages, and place of residence] of the
 2-5     parents, except in a suit in which adoption is requested;
 2-6                 (5)  the name [and place of residence] of the managing
 2-7     conservator, if any, or the child's custodian, if any, appointed by
 2-8     order of a court of another state or country;
 2-9                 (6)  the names [and places of residence] of the
2-10     guardians of the person and estate of the child, if any;
2-11                 (7)  the names [and places of residence] of possessory
2-12     conservators or other persons, if any, having possession of or
2-13     access to the child under an order of the court;
2-14                 (8)  the name [and place of residence] of an alleged
2-15     father of the child or a statement that the identity of the father
2-16     of the child is unknown;
2-17                 (9)  a full description and statement of value of all
2-18     property owned or possessed by the child;
2-19                 (10)  a statement describing what action the court is
2-20     requested to take concerning the child and the statutory grounds on
2-21     which the request is made; and
2-22                 (11)  any other information required by this title.
2-23           SECTION 3. Section 159.602(a), Family Code, is amended to
2-24     read as follows:
2-25           (a)  A support order or income-withholding order of another
2-26     state may be registered in this state by sending to the appropriate
2-27     tribunal in this state:
 3-1                 (1)  a letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting
 3-2     registration and enforcement;
 3-3                 (2)  two copies, including one certified copy, of all
 3-4     orders to be registered, including any modification of an order;
 3-5                 (3)  a sworn statement by the party seeking
 3-6     registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the
 3-7     records showing the amount of any arrearage;
 3-8                 (4)  the name of the obligor and, if known:
 3-9                       (A)  the obligor's [address and] social security
3-10     number;
3-11                       (B)  the name and address of the obligor's
3-12     employer and any other source of income of the obligor; and
3-13                       (C)  a description of and the location of
3-14     property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution;
3-15     and
3-16                 (5)  the name [and address] of the obligee and, if
3-17     applicable, the agency or person to whom support payments are to be
3-18     remitted.
3-19           SECTION 4. (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
3-20           (b)  The change in law made by Section 1 of this Act applies
3-21     to an application for a protective order filed on or after the
3-22     effective date of this Act.  An application filed before that date
3-23     is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was
3-24     filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
3-25           (c)  The change in law made by Section 2 of this Act applies
3-26     to a petition in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship
3-27     filed on or after the effective date of this Act.  A petition filed
 4-1     before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the
 4-2     petition was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for
 4-3     that purpose.
 4-4           (d)  The change in law made by Section 3 of this Act applies
 4-5     to a request for the registration of a support or
 4-6     income-withholding order of another state made on or after the
 4-7     effective date of this Act.  A request made before that date is
 4-8     governed by the law in effect on the date the request was made, and
 4-9     the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.