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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rendition of certain temporary orders in a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship in anticipation of a |
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parent's military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary |
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military duty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 153.702, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A conservator may file for an order under this |
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subchapter without having been ordered to military deployment, |
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military mobilization, or temporary military duty if the |
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conservator has reason to anticipate that: |
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(1) the conservator will be ordered to military |
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deployment, military mobilization, or temporary military duty |
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during the one-year period following the date on which the |
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conservator files for the order; and |
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(2) there will be insufficient time for an expedited |
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hearing under Section 153.707 on the issuance of a temporary order |
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after the conservator is notified of upcoming military deployment, |
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military mobilization, or temporary military duty. |
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(a-2) A temporary order rendered based on a request filed |
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under Subsection (a-1): |
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(1) expires on the first anniversary of the date of |
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issuance unless the conservator is ordered to military deployment, |
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military mobilization, or temporary military duty before that date; |
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and |
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(2) takes effect on the date the conservator leaves |
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for military deployment, military mobilization, or temporary |
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military duty, provided that the military deployment, military |
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mobilization, or temporary military duty is ordered before the |
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temporary order expires. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |