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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to technical corrections for certain children. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 101, Family Code, is amended by striking |
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Subsection 101.003(c) and amending Subsections 101.003(c) and |
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adding 101.003(d) to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.003. CHILD OR MINOR; ADULT. |
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(a) "Child" or "minor" means a person under 18 years of age |
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who is not and has not been married or who has not had the |
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disabilities of minority removed for general purposes. |
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(b) In the context of child support, "child" includes a |
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person over 18 years of age for whom a person may be obligated to pay |
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child support. |
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(c) "Adult" means a person who is not a child.
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(c) DEPENDENT ON THE COURT. A child under (a) or (b) is |
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"Dependent on the Court" if a court has asserted jurisdiction under |
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this Title and entered orders concerning conservatorship, support, |
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or parental access after December 23, 2008. |
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(d). "Adult" means a person who is not a child. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |