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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the time in which to request a de novo hearing following |
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a ruling by an associate judge in certain family or juvenile law |
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cases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 201.015(a) and (e), Family Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A party may request a de novo hearing before the |
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referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a |
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written request not later than the third [seventh] working day |
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after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the |
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associate judge's report as provided by Section 201.011. |
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(e) If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring |
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court is filed by a party, any other party may file a request for a |
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de novo hearing before the referring court not later than the third |
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[seventh] working day after the date the initial request was filed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 201.1042(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The party requesting a de novo hearing before the |
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referring court shall file notice with the clerk of the referring |
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court not later than the third [seventh] working day after the date |
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the associate judge signs the proposed order or judgment. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 201.317(a) and (d), Family Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A party may request a de novo hearing before the |
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referring court by filing with the clerk of the referring court a |
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written request not later than the third [seventh] working day |
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after the date the party receives notice of the substance of the |
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associate judge's report as provided by Section 201.313. |
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(d) If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring |
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court is filed by a party, any other party may file a request for a |
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de novo hearing before the referring court not later than the third |
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[seventh] working day after the date the initial request was filed. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for a de novo hearing in a case referred to an associate |
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judge under Chapter 201, Family Code, on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A request for a de novo hearing in a case referred to |
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an associate judge before the effective date of this Act is governed |
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by the law in effect on the date the case was referred, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |