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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the time limitation for certain proceedings to |
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adjudicate paternity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 160.607(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child |
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relationship between a child and the child's presumed father may be |
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maintained at any time if the court determines that: |
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(1) the presumed father and the mother of the child did |
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not live together or engage in sexual intercourse with each other |
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during the probable time of conception[;] and |
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[(2)] the presumed father never represented to others |
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that the child was his own; or |
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(2) the presumed father was precluded from commencing |
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a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of the child before the |
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expiration of the time prescribed by Subsection (a) due to deceit by |
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another person intended to preclude the presumed father from |
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commencing the proceeding. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proceeding to adjudicate parentage that is commenced on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A proceeding to adjudicate |
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parentage commenced before that date is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the proceeding was commenced, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |