Amend CSSB 999 (senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 10 of the bill, in amended Section 262.201(a), Family Code (page 3, line 59), between "(e)" and "[(a-3)]" insert "or (e-1)".
(2) In SECTION 10 of the bill, in amended Section 262.201, Family Code (page 4, between lines 24 and 25), insert the following:
(e-1) If a parent who is not indigent appears in opposition to the suit, the court may, for good cause shown, postpone the full adversary hearing for not more than seven days from the date of the parent's appearance to allow the parent to hire an attorney or to provide the parent's attorney time to respond to the petition and prepare for the hearing. A postponement under this subsection is subject to the limits and requirements prescribed by Subsection (e).