TO: | Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1759 by Uresti (Relating to the procedures for the appointment of and the duties of attorneys ad litem in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Family Code as it relates to restraining orders, parental notification of the right to representation in certain cases, and to specify the powers and duties of attorneys ad litem. The bill would repeal Family Code Section 107.013(c), relating to the appointment of an attorney ad litem in certain cases.
It is not anticipated that the bill would result in a significant fiscal impact on the Department of Family and Protectice Services or the statewide court system. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 530 Family and Protective Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | UP, KKR, CL, AM
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