1-1 By: Goodman (Senate Sponsor - Harris) H.B. No. 594 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House March 28, 2001; 1-3 March 29, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Jurisprudence; May 1, 2001, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 1, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to findings of fact and conclusions of law by a court in a 1-9 suit for dissolution of a marriage. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended 1-12 by adding Section 6.711 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 6.711. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. (a) 1-14 In a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the court has 1-15 rendered a judgment dividing the estate of the parties, on request 1-16 by a party, the court shall state in writing its findings of fact 1-17 and conclusions of law concerning: 1-18 (1) the characterization of each party's assets, 1-19 liabilities, claims, and offsets on which disputed evidence has 1-20 been presented; and 1-21 (2) the value or amount of the community estate's 1-22 assets, liabilities, claims, and offsets on which disputed evidence 1-23 has been presented. 1-24 (b) A request for findings of fact and conclusions of law 1-25 under this section must conform to the Texas Rules of Civil 1-26 Procedure. 1-27 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and 1-28 applies to a suit for dissolution of a marriage pending on that 1-29 date or filed on or after that date. 1-30 * * * * *