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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a request for attorney's fees in a family law matter. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 1, Family |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER A. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 1, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 1.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.004. REQUEST FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES. If attorney's fees |
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are sought in a proceeding under this title in connection with more |
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than one claim or statutory basis for recovery of attorney's fees, |
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the request for fees must disaggregate the total amount sought by |
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claim or basis for recovery so that the amount sought for each claim |
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or basis of recovery is specifically identified. |
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SECTION 3. Section 81.005, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) If attorney's fees are sought in a proceeding under this |
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title in connection with more than one claim or statutory basis for |
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recovery of attorney's fees, the request for fees must disaggregate |
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the total amount sought by claim or basis for recovery so that the |
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amount sought for each claim or basis of recovery is specifically |
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identified. |
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SECTION 4. Section 106.002, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) If attorney's fees are sought in connection with more |
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than one claim or statutory basis for recovery of attorney's fees, |
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the request for fees must disaggregate the total amount sought by |
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claim or basis for recovery so that the amount sought for each claim |
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or basis of recovery is specifically identified. |
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SECTION 5. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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request for attorney's fees made on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A request for attorney's fees made before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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request is made, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |