Amend HB 1012 by adding a new appropriately numbered SECTION
to read as follows:
SECTION ____. Section 153.605, Family Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding a new Subsection (d) to read as
follows:
(b) The court may not appoint a parenting coordinator unless,
after notice and hearing, the court makes a specific finding that:
(1) the case is a high-conflict case[;] or
[(2)] there is good cause shown for the appointment of a
parenting coordinator and the appointment is in the best interest
of any minor child in the suit; and
(2) the person appointed has the minimum qualifications
required by Section 153.610, as documented by the person.
(d) A parenting coordinator may not draft a settlement
agreement described by Section 154.071, Civil Practice and Remedies
Code.