Amend CSHB 2588 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered SECTION and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill 
accordingly:
	SECTION _____.  Section 157.167, Family Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (d) to read as 
follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), for [For] good 
cause shown, the  court may waive the requirement that the 
respondent pay attorney's fees and costs if the court states the 
reasons supporting that finding.
	(d)  If the court finds that the respondent is in contempt of 
court for failure or refusal to pay child support and that the 
respondent owes $20,000 or more in child support arrearages, the 
court may not waive the requirement that the respondent pay 
attorney's fees and costs unless the court also finds that the 
respondent:
		(1)  is involuntarily unemployed or is disabled; and                   
		(2)  lacks the financial resources to pay the attorney's 
fees and costs.