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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to court-ordered support for a child with a disability. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.302, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a court that orders |
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support under this section for an adult child with a disability may |
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designate a special needs trust and provide that the support may be |
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paid directly to the trust for the benefit of the adult child. The |
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court shall order that support payable to a special needs trust |
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under this subsection be paid directly to the trust and may not |
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order the support be paid to the state disbursement unit. This |
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subsection does not apply in a Title IV-D case. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act constitutes a |
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material and substantial change of circumstances under Section |
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156.401, Family Code, sufficient to warrant modification of a court |
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order or a portion of a decree that provides for the support of a |
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child rendered before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |