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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to calculation of the net resources of a person ordered to |
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pay child support. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.062(d), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The court shall deduct the following items from |
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resources to determine the net resources available for child |
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support: |
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(1) social security taxes; |
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(2) federal income tax based on the tax rate for a |
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single person claiming one personal exemption and the standard |
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deduction; |
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(3) state income tax; |
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(4) union dues; [and] |
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(5) expenses for the cost of health insurance or cash |
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medical support for the obligor's child ordered by the court under |
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Section 154.182; and |
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(6) nondiscretionary retirement plan contributions. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act constitutes a |
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material and substantial change of circumstances under Section |
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156.401, Family Code, sufficient to warrant modification of a court |
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order or a portion of a decree that provides for the support of a |
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child rendered before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to |
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a proceeding to establish or modify a child support obligation that |
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is pending in a trial court on or filed on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |