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H.B. No. 1833
AN ACT
relating to certain fees that may be assessed and collected by a
domestic relations office.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 203.005(a), Family Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The administering entity may authorize a domestic
relations office to assess and collect:
(1) an initial operations fee not to exceed $15 to be
paid to the domestic relations office on the filing of a suit;
(2) in a county that has a child support enforcement
cooperative agreement with the Title IV-D agency, an initial child
support service fee not to exceed $36 to be paid to the domestic
relations office on the filing of a suit;
(3) a reasonable application fee to be paid by an
applicant requesting services from the office;
(4) a reasonable attorney's fee and court costs
incurred or ordered by the court;
(5) a monthly service fee not to exceed $3 to be paid
annually in advance by a managing conservator and possessory
conservator for whom the domestic relations office provides
services;
(6) community supervision fees as provided by Chapter
157 if community supervision officers are employed by the domestic
relations office; [and]
(7) a reasonable fee for preparation of a
court-ordered social study; and
(8) in a county that provides visitation services
under Sections 153.014 and 203.004 a reasonable fee to be paid to
the domestic relations office at the time the visitation services
are provided.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1833 was passed by the House on April
25, 2003, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in
Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1833 on May 30, 2003, by a non-record
vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1833 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
__________________
Governor