LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

February 21, 2005

TO:	Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB201 by Goodman (Relating to the eligibility of a spouse for spousal maintenance in a suit for dissolution of a marriage.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would allow spousal maintenance in a suit for dissolution of the marriage. The spouse must be the custodian of a child of the marriage, of any age, who requires a substantial amount of care and personal supervision as a result of a physical or mental disability which makes is necessary that the spouse not be employed outside of the home.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General

LBB Staff:

JOB, WP, LB