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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to agreed orders in family law matters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 6.7021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.7021. AGREED ORDER. An agreed order in a suit for |
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dissolution of a marriage must comply with Section 105.0061. |
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SECTION 2. Section 85.005, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) An agreed protective order must comply with Section |
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105.0061. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 105, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 105.0061 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.0061. AGREED ORDER. An agreed order in a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship or other suit under this |
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code, other than Title 3, is not valid unless the order is signed by |
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each party to the suit and each attorney representing a party to the |
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suit. Each party and party's attorney must sign the order before |
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the order is signed by the judge or entered into the record. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an agreed order entered into on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. An agreed order entered into before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date on which the order |
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was entered into, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |