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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right to a de novo hearing before the referring |
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court regarding a temporary order rendered by an associate judge in |
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certain family law proceedings. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.015(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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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 working day after the date |
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the party receives notice of: |
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(1) the substance of the associate judge's report as |
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provided by Section 201.011; or |
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(2) the rendering of the temporary order, if the |
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request concerns a temporary order rendered by an associate judge |
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under Section 201.007(a)(14)(C). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |