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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement by contempt of certain orders in family |
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law proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 9, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 9.0125 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 9.0125. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY CONTEMPT. |
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Before a court may render an order in a proceeding under this title |
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that includes enforcement by contempt, the court must find that the |
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provisions of the order for which enforcement is requested are |
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clear, specific, and unambiguous. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 157, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 157.1655 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 157.1655. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY CONTEMPT. |
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Before a court may render an enforcement order in a proceeding under |
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this title that includes enforcement by contempt, the court must |
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find that the provisions of the order for which enforcement is |
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requested are clear, specific, and unambiguous. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proceeding to enforce an order that is commenced on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. A proceeding to enforce commenced |
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before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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proceeding was commenced, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |