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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to standing for certain individuals to file a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 102.006(c), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The limitations on filing suit imposed by this section |
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do not apply to a person related to the child by consanguinity as |
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determined under Section 573.022, Government Code, [an adult
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sibling of the child, a grandparent of the child, an aunt who is a
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sister of a parent of the child, or an uncle who is a brother of a
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parent of the child] if the person [adult sibling, grandparent,
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aunt, or uncle] files an original suit or a suit for modification |
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requesting managing conservatorship or adoption of the child not |
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later than the 120th [90th] day after the date the parent-child |
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relationship between the child and the parent is terminated in a |
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suit filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services |
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requesting the termination of the parent-child relationship. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2009. |