Honorable Todd Hunter, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4424 by Hernandez (Relating to operations or service fees collected by domestic relations offices.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Family Code to authorize an administering entity of a domestic relations office to collect an operations fee or child support service fee on the filing of a motion for modification or motion for enforcement. Under current statute, the fees are collected at the time the original suit is filed only.
Local Government Impact
The authorized amount of an operations fee is no more than $15 and the authorized amount of a service fee is not more than $36. The total amount of fees collected is retained by the counties. The revenue gain from collecting fees for a motion for modification or a motion for enforcement would vary by county and would depend on the number of motions filed.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General