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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the waiting period for a divorce on the grounds of |
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insupportability. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6.702, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the [The] court |
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may not grant a divorce before the 60th day after the date the suit |
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was filed. [A decree rendered in violation of this subsection is
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not subject to collateral attack.] |
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(c) The court may not grant a divorce on the grounds of |
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insupportability before: |
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(1) the 180th day after the date the suit was filed; or |
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(2) the first anniversary of the date the suit was |
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filed, if the parties to the marriage are the parents of a child |
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under 18 years of age born or adopted during the marriage. |
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(d) A decree rendered in violation of Subsection (a) or (c) |
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is not subject to collateral attack. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a suit for dissolution of a marriage filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A suit for dissolution of a marriage |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the suit was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |