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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of unpaid child support. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 157.005(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The court retains jurisdiction to confirm the total |
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amount of child support arrearages and render judgment for past-due |
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child support if a motion for enforcement requesting a money |
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judgment is filed not later than the 20th [10th] anniversary after |
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the date: |
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(1) the child becomes an adult; or |
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(2) on which the child support obligation terminates |
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under the child support order or by operation of law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 232.006, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b), notice [Notice] |
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under this section may be served as in civil cases generally. |
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(b-1) If the individual has been ordered under Chapter 105 |
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to provide the court and the state case registry with the |
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individual's current mailing address, notice under this section |
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must be served by mailing a copy of the petition, by certified mail, |
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to the last mailing address of the individual on file with the court |
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and the state case registry. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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child support arrearages regardless of the date: |
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(1) the child support became due; or |
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(2) the child support obligation terminated. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |