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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to retroactive child support sought after a child reaches |
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18 years of age. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.131, Family Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as |
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follows: |
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(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, |
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but subject to Subsection (g), the court does not have [retains] |
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jurisdiction to render an order for retroactive child support in a |
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suit if the [a] petition requesting retroactive child support is |
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filed after [not later than the fourth anniversary of] the date of |
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the child's 18th birthday. |
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(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, |
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the court retains jurisdiction to render an order for retroactive |
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child support in a suit if a petition requesting retroactive child |
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support is filed: |
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(1) while the child is enrolled in school as described |
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by Section 154.002(a)(1) and is in compliance with the attendance |
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requirements described by Section 154.002(a)(2); or |
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(2) at any time, if the petition seeks retroactive |
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child support for a disabled child and the court makes the findings |
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described by Section 154.302. |
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SECTION 2. Section 154.131, Family Code, as amended by this |
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Act, applies only to a petition for retroactive child support that |
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is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition |
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filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the petition is filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |