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	Amend SB 1783 in SECTION 1 of the bill by striking added 
Subsection (c), Section 6.702, Family Code (committee printing page 
1, lines 12 through 15), and substituting the following:
	(c)  A waiting period is not required under Subsection (a) 
before a court may grant a divorce in a suit in which:
		(1)  the respondent has been finally convicted of an 
offense an element of which included the respondent assaulting or 
threatening the petitioner;
		(2)  a party submits to the court evidence that the 
other party to the suit has committed family violence against the 
party or has mentally, emotionally, verbally, or psychologically 
abused the party, including:
			(A)  a copy of a protective order issued under 
Title 4 against the other party because of family violence;
			(B)  a police record documenting family violence 
by the other party against the party submitting the evidence;
			(C)  a statement by a physician or other medical 
evidence that indicates that the party submitting the evidence was 
a victim of family violence; or
			(D)  a sworn statement by a counselor or advocate 
in a family violence program that indicates that the party 
submitting the evidence was a victim of family violence or mental, 
emotional, verbal, or psychological abuse; or
		(3)  the parties submit to the court a certificate of 
completion of a crisis marriage education course.