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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a court reporter's record in an appeal of |
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a final order in certain suits affecting the parent-child |
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relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 263.405(a) and (b), Family Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An appeal of a final order rendered under this |
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subchapter is governed by Section 263.4056 and the procedures for |
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accelerated appeals in civil cases under the Texas Rules of |
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Appellate Procedure. The appellate court shall render its final |
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order or judgment with the least possible delay. |
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(b) A final order rendered under this subchapter must |
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contain the following prominently displayed statement in boldfaced |
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type, in capital letters, or underlined: "A PARTY AFFECTED BY THIS |
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ORDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL. AN APPEAL IN A SUIT IN WHICH |
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TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS SOUGHT IS GOVERNED |
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BY SECTION 263.4056, FAMILY CODE, AND THE PROCEDURES FOR |
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ACCELERATED APPEALS IN CIVIL CASES UNDER THE TEXAS RULES OF |
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APPELLATE PROCEDURE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW SECTION 263.4056, FAMILY |
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CODE, AND THE TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE FOR ACCELERATED |
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APPEALS MAY RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPEAL." |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 263, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 263.4056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 263.4056. DEADLINE FOR FILING COURT REPORTER'S RECORD |
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IN APPELLATE COURT. (a) In an appeal of a final order rendered |
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under this subchapter, the court reporter for the court that |
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rendered the order shall prepare and submit the reporter's record |
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of the trial to the appellate court not later than the 20th day |
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after the date the notice of appeal is filed with the court. |
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(b) On a showing of good cause, the appellate court may |
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extend the deadline for submitting the reporter's record. If the |
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court grants an extension under this subsection, the reporter's |
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record must be filed with the appellate court not later than the |
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40th day after the date the notice of appeal is filed with the |
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court. |
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(c) To the extent that this section conflicts with the Texas |
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Rules of Appellate Procedure, this section controls. |
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Notwithstanding Section 22.004, Government Code, this section may |
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not be modified or repealed by a rule adopted by the supreme court. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 263.405(b), Family Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a final order rendered on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An order rendered before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) Section 263.4056, Family Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies only to an appeal of a final order rendered on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An appeal of a final order rendered |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |