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By:  Goodman (Senate Sponsor - Harris)                            H.B. No. 1833
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 28, 2003; 
May 1, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Jurisprudence; May 21, 2003, reported favorably, as amended, by 
the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2003, sent to 
printer.)


COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1                                                By:  Harris

	Amend H.B. 1833 by striking Page 1, lines 42-46 (Committee 
Printing Version) and inserting:
"
under Sections 153.014 and 203.004 a reasonable fee to be paid to 
the domestic relations office at the time of the visitation 
services are provided."


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

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)  an initial filing fee not to exceed $15 to be 
paid to the domestic relations office on the filing of a suit;  and
			(B)  a reasonable fee to be paid to the domestic 
relations office at the time visitation services are provided.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           



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