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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that the parties in a suit affecting the |
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parent–child relationship attend parenting classes. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.009(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, |
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[including an action to modify an order in a suit affecting the
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parent-child relationship providing for possession of or access to
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a child,] the court shall [may] order the parties to the suit to |
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attend a parent education and family stabilization course. In an |
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action to modify an order in a suit affecting the parent-child |
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relationship providing for possession of or access to a child, the |
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court may order the parties to the suit to attend a parent education |
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and family stabilization course if the court determines that the |
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order is in the best interest of the child. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship or an action to |
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modify an order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship |
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filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A suit affecting |
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the parent-child relationship or an action to modify an order in a |
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suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the suit or action to modify 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. |