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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information relating to the |
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modification of a child support order in certain suits affecting |
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the parent-child relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.006, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (e-2) to read as follows: |
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(e-2) An order in a suit that orders child support must |
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contain the following prominently displayed statement in boldfaced |
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type, in capital letters, or underlined: |
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"THE COURT MAY MODIFY THIS ORDER THAT PROVIDES FOR THE |
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SUPPORT OF A CHILD, IF: |
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(1) THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CHILD OR A PERSON |
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AFFECTED BY THE ORDER HAVE MATERIALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED; OR |
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(2) IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE THE ORDER WAS |
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RENDERED OR LAST MODIFIED AND THE MONTHLY AMOUNT OF THE CHILD |
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SUPPORT AWARD UNDER THE ORDER DIFFERS BY EITHER 20 PERCENT OR $100 |
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FROM THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHILD |
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SUPPORT GUIDELINES." |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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suit affecting the parent-child relationship pending in a trial |
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court on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |