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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address |
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same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal |
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of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of |
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homosexual conduct. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. FAMILY CODE PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 1.01. Subchapter A, Chapter 1, Family Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1.0015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1.0015. CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER-SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY. |
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When necessary to implement the rights and duties of spouses or |
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parents in a marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws |
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of this state, gender-specific terminology must be construed in a |
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neutral manner to refer to a person of either gender. |
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SECTION 1.02. Section 2.001(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Two individuals [A man and a woman] desiring to enter |
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into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the |
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county clerk of any county of this state. |
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SECTION 1.03. Section 2.004(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The application form must contain: |
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(1) a heading entitled "Application for Marriage |
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License, ____________ County, Texas"; |
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(2) spaces for each applicant's full name, including |
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the [woman's maiden] surname of an applicant intending to change |
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the applicant's surname as a result of the marriage, address, |
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social security number, if any, date of birth, and place of birth, |
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including city, county, and state; |
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(3) a space for indicating the document tendered by |
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each applicant as proof of identity and age; |
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(4) spaces for indicating whether each applicant has |
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been divorced within the last 30 days; |
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(5) printed boxes for each applicant to check "true" |
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or "false" in response to the following statement: "I am not |
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presently married and the other applicant is not presently |
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married."; |
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(6) printed boxes for each applicant to check "true" |
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or "false" in response to the following statement: "The other |
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applicant is not related to me as: |
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(A) an ancestor or descendant, by blood or |
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adoption; |
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(B) a brother or sister, of the whole or half |
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blood or by adoption; |
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(C) a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or |
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half blood or by adoption; |
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(D) a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of |
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the whole or half blood or by adoption; |
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(E) a current or former stepchild or stepparent; |
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or |
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(F) a son or daughter of a parent's brother or |
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sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption."; |
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(7) printed boxes for each applicant to check "true" |
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or "false" in response to the following statement: "I am not |
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presently delinquent in the payment of court-ordered child |
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support."; |
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(8) a printed oath reading: "I SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR |
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AFFIRM) THAT THE INFORMATION I HAVE GIVEN IN THIS APPLICATION IS |
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CORRECT."; |
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(9) spaces immediately below the printed oath for the |
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applicants' signatures; |
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(10) a certificate of the county clerk that: |
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(A) each applicant made the oath and the date and |
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place that it was made; or |
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(B) an applicant did not appear personally but |
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the prerequisites for the license have been fulfilled as provided |
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by this chapter; |
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(11) spaces for indicating the date of the marriage |
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and the county in which the marriage is performed; |
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(12) a space for the address to which the applicants |
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desire the completed license to be mailed; and |
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(13) a printed box for each applicant to check |
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indicating that the applicant wishes to make a voluntary |
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contribution of $5 to promote healthy early childhood by supporting |
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the Texas Home Visiting Program administered by the Office of Early |
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Childhood Coordination of the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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SECTION 1.04. Section 2.401(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) In a judicial, administrative, or other proceeding, the |
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marriage of two individuals [a man and woman] may be proved by |
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evidence that: |
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(1) a declaration of their marriage has been signed as |
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provided by this subchapter; or |
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(2) the individuals [man and woman] agreed to be |
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married and after the agreement they lived together in this state as |
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spouses [husband and wife] and there represented to others that |
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they were married. |
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SECTION 1.05. Section 2.402(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The declaration form must contain: |
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(1) a heading entitled "Declaration and Registration |
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of Informal Marriage, ___________ County, Texas"; |
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(2) spaces for each party's full name, including the |
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[woman's maiden] surname of a party intending to change the party's |
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surname as a result of the marriage, address, date of birth, place |
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of birth, including city, county, and state, and social security |
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number, if any; |
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(3) a space for indicating the type of document |
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tendered by each party as proof of age and identity; |
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(4) printed boxes for each party to check "true" or |
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"false" in response to the following statement: "The other party |
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is not related to me as: |
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(A) an ancestor or descendant, by blood or |
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adoption; |
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(B) a brother or sister, of the whole or half |
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blood or by adoption; |
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(C) a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or |
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half blood or by adoption; |
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(D) a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of |
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the whole or half blood or by adoption; |
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(E) a current or former stepchild or stepparent; |
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or |
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(F) a son or daughter of a parent's brother or |
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sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption."; |
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(5) a printed declaration and oath reading: "I |
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SOLEMNLY SWEAR (OR AFFIRM) THAT WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, ARE MARRIED TO |
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EACH OTHER BY VIRTUE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTS: ON OR ABOUT (DATE) WE |
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AGREED TO BE MARRIED, AND AFTER THAT DATE WE LIVED TOGETHER AS |
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SPOUSES [HUSBAND AND WIFE] AND IN THIS STATE WE REPRESENTED TO |
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OTHERS THAT WE WERE MARRIED. SINCE THE DATE OF MARRIAGE TO THE |
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OTHER PARTY I HAVE NOT BEEN MARRIED TO ANY OTHER PERSON. THIS |
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DECLARATION IS TRUE AND THE INFORMATION IN IT WHICH I HAVE GIVEN IS |
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CORRECT."; |
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(6) spaces immediately below the printed declaration |
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and oath for the parties' signatures; and |
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(7) a certificate of the county clerk that the parties |
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made the declaration and oath and the place and date it was made. |
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SECTION 1.06. Section 3.401, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (1) and amending Subdivisions (4) and (5) to |
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read as follows: |
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(1) "Civil union" means any relationship status other |
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than marriage that: |
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(A) is intended as an alternative to marriage or |
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applies primarily to cohabitating persons; and |
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(B) grants to the parties of the relationship |
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legal protections, benefits, or responsibilities granted to the |
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spouses of a marriage. |
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(4) "Marital estate" means one of three estates: |
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(A) the community property owned by the spouses |
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together and referred to as the community marital estate; or |
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(B) the separate property owned individually by |
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each spouse [the husband] and referred to as a separate marital |
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estate[; or |
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[(C) the separate property owned individually by |
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the wife, also referred to as a separate marital estate]. |
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(5) "Spouse" means one of the two individuals who are |
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the parties to: |
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(A) a marriage; or |
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(B) [a husband, who is a man, or a wife, who is a |
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woman. A member of] a civil union [or similar relationship] entered |
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into in another state [between persons of the same sex is not a |
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spouse]. |
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SECTION 1.07. Section 6.104(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) In exercising its discretion, the court shall consider |
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the pertinent facts concerning the welfare of the parties to the |
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marriage, including whether a spouse [the female] is pregnant. |
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SECTION 1.08. Section 6.202(b), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The later marriage that is void under this section |
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becomes valid when the prior marriage is dissolved if, after the |
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date of the dissolution, the parties have lived together as spouses |
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[husband and wife] and represented themselves to others as being |
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married. |
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SECTION 1.09. Section 6.203, Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.203. CERTAIN VOID MARRIAGES VALIDATED. Except for a |
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marriage that would have been void under Section 6.201, a marriage |
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that was entered into before January 1, 1970, in violation of the |
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prohibitions of Article 496, Penal Code of Texas, 1925, is |
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validated from the date the marriage commenced if the parties |
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continued until January 1, 1970, to live together as spouses |
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[husband and wife] and to represent themselves to others as being |
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married. |
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SECTION 1.10. Section 6.704, Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.704. TESTIMONY OF SPOUSE [HUSBAND OR WIFE]. (a) In |
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a suit for dissolution of a marriage, each spouse is a [the husband |
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and wife are] competent witness [witnesses] for and against the |
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[each] other spouse. A spouse may not be compelled to testify as to |
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a matter that will incriminate the spouse. |
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(b) If a spouse [the husband or wife] testifies, the court |
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or jury trying the case shall determine the credibility of the |
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witness and the weight to be given the witness's testimony. |
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SECTION 1.11. Chapter 51, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 51.015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.015. CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER-SPECIFIC TERMINOLOGY. |
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When necessary to implement the rights and duties of spouses or |
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parents in a marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws |
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of this state, gender-specific terminology must be construed in a |
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neutral manner to refer to a person of either gender. |
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SECTION 1.12. Chapter 101, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 101.0012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 101.0012. CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER-SPECIFIC |
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TERMINOLOGY. When necessary to implement the rights and duties of |
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spouses or parents in a marriage between persons of the same sex |
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under the laws of this state, gender-specific terminology must be |
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construed in a neutral manner to refer to a person of either gender. |
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SECTION 1.13. Section 101.024(a), Family Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) "Parent" means the mother, a man presumed to be the |
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father, an individual [a man] legally determined to be a parent [the |
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father], an individual [a man] who has been adjudicated to be a |
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parent [the father] by a court of competent jurisdiction, a man who |
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has acknowledged his parentage [paternity] under applicable law, or |
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an adoptive mother or father. Except as provided by Subsection (b), |
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the term does not include a parent as to whom the parent-child |
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relationship has been terminated. |
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SECTION 1.14. Section 108.009(b), Family Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The new certificate may not show that a parent-child |
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[the father and child] relationship was established after the |
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child's birth but may show the child's actual place and date of |
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birth. |
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SECTION 1.15. Section 152.310(d), Family Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) A privilege against disclosure of communications |
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between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship |
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of spouses [husband and wife] or parent and child may not be invoked |
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in a proceeding under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 1.16. Section 153.312(b), Family Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The following provisions govern possession of the child |
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for vacations and certain specific holidays and supersede |
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conflicting weekend or Thursday periods of possession. The |
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possessory conservator and the managing conservator shall have |
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rights of possession of the child as follows: |
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(1) the possessory conservator shall have possession |
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in even-numbered years, beginning at 6 p.m. on the day the child is |
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dismissed from school for the school's spring vacation and ending |
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at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation, and |
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the managing conservator shall have possession for the same period |
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in odd-numbered years; |
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(2) if a possessory conservator: |
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(A) gives the managing conservator written |
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notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period or |
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periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall have |
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possession of the child for 30 days beginning not earlier than the |
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day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation |
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and ending not later than seven days before school resumes at the |
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end of the summer vacation, to be exercised in not more than two |
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separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each, with each |
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period of possession beginning and ending at 6 p.m. on each |
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applicable day; or |
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(B) does not give the managing conservator |
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written notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period |
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or periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall |
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have possession of the child for 30 consecutive days beginning at 6 |
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p.m. on July 1 and ending at 6 p.m. on July 31; |
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(3) if the managing conservator gives the possessory |
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conservator written notice by April 15 of each year, the managing |
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conservator shall have possession of the child on any one weekend |
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beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and ending at 6 p.m. on the following |
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Sunday during one period of possession by the possessory |
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conservator under Subdivision (2), provided that the managing |
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conservator picks up the child from the possessory conservator and |
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returns the child to that same place; and |
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(4) if the managing conservator gives the possessory |
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conservator written notice by April 15 of each year or gives the |
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possessory conservator 14 days' written notice on or after April 16 |
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of each year, the managing conservator may designate one weekend |
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beginning not earlier than the day after the child's school is |
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dismissed for the summer vacation and ending not later than seven |
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days before school resumes at the end of the summer vacation, during |
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which an otherwise scheduled weekend period of possession by the |
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possessory conservator will not take place, provided that the |
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weekend designated does not interfere with the possessory |
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conservator's period or periods of extended summer possession or |
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with Father's Day if the possessory conservator is a [the] father of |
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the child who is entitled to possession of the child for Father's |
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Day weekend that year. |
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SECTION 1.17. Sections 153.313 and 153.314, Family Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 153.313. PARENTS WHO RESIDE OVER 100 MILES APART. If |
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the possessory conservator resides more than 100 miles from the |
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residence of the child, the possessory conservator shall have the |
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right to possession of the child as follows: |
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(1) either regular weekend possession beginning on the |
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first, third, and fifth Friday as provided under the terms |
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applicable to parents who reside 100 miles or less apart or not more |
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than one weekend per month of the possessory conservator's choice |
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beginning at 6 p.m. on the day school recesses for the weekend and |
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ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after the weekend, |
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provided that the possessory conservator gives the managing |
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conservator 14 days' written or telephonic notice preceding a |
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designated weekend, and provided that the possessory conservator |
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elects an option for this alternative period of possession by |
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written notice given to the managing conservator within 90 days |
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after the parties begin to reside more than 100 miles apart, as |
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applicable; |
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(2) each year beginning at 6 p.m. on the day the child |
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is dismissed from school for the school's spring vacation and |
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ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that |
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vacation; |
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(3) if the possessory conservator: |
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(A) gives the managing conservator written |
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notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period or |
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periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall have |
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possession of the child for 42 days beginning not earlier than the |
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day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation |
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and ending not later than seven days before school resumes at the |
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end of the summer vacation, to be exercised in not more than two |
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separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each, with each |
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period of possession beginning and ending at 6 p.m. on each |
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applicable day; or |
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(B) does not give the managing conservator |
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written notice by April 1 of each year specifying an extended period |
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or periods of summer possession, the possessory conservator shall |
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have possession of the child for 42 consecutive days beginning at 6 |
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p.m. on June 15 and ending at 6 p.m. on July 27; |
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(4) if the managing conservator gives the possessory |
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conservator written notice by April 15 of each year the managing |
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conservator shall have possession of the child on one weekend |
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beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and ending at 6 p.m. on the following |
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Sunday during one period of possession by the possessory |
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conservator under Subdivision (3), provided that if a period of |
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possession by the possessory conservator exceeds 30 days, the |
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managing conservator may have possession of the child under the |
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terms of this subdivision on two nonconsecutive weekends during |
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that time period, and further provided that the managing |
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conservator picks up the child from the possessory conservator and |
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returns the child to that same place; and |
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(5) if the managing conservator gives the possessory |
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conservator written notice by April 15 of each year, the managing |
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conservator may designate 21 days beginning not earlier than the |
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day after the child's school is dismissed for the summer vacation |
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and ending not later than seven days before school resumes at the |
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end of the summer vacation, to be exercised in not more than two |
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separate periods of at least seven consecutive days each, with each |
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period of possession beginning and ending at 6 p.m. on each |
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applicable day, during which the possessory conservator may not |
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have possession of the child, provided that the period or periods so |
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designated do not interfere with the possessory conservator's |
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period or periods of extended summer possession or with Father's |
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Day if the possessory conservator is a [the] father of the child who |
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is entitled to possession of the child for Father's Day weekend that |
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year. |
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Sec. 153.314. HOLIDAY POSSESSION UNAFFECTED BY DISTANCE |
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PARENTS RESIDE APART. The following provisions govern possession |
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of the child for certain specific holidays and supersede |
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conflicting weekend or Thursday periods of possession without |
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regard to the distance the parents reside apart. The possessory |
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conservator and the managing conservator shall have rights of |
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possession of the child as follows: |
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(1) the possessory conservator shall have possession |
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of the child in even-numbered years beginning at 6 p.m. on the day |
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the child is dismissed from school for the Christmas school |
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vacation and ending at noon on December 28, and the managing |
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conservator shall have possession for the same period in |
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odd-numbered years; |
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(2) the possessory conservator shall have possession |
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of the child in odd-numbered years beginning at noon on December 28 |
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and ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that |
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vacation, and the managing conservator shall have possession for |
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the same period in even-numbered years; |
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(3) the possessory conservator shall have possession |
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of the child in odd-numbered years, beginning at 6 p.m. on the day |
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the child is dismissed from school before Thanksgiving and ending |
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at 6 p.m. on the following Sunday, and the managing conservator |
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shall have possession for the same period in even-numbered years; |
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(4) the parent not otherwise entitled under this |
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standard possession order to present possession of a child on the |
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child's birthday shall have possession of the child beginning at 6 |
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p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. on that day, provided that the parent |
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picks up the child from the residence of the conservator entitled to |
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possession and returns the child to that same place; |
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(5) if a conservator, the father shall have possession |
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of the child beginning at 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding Father's |
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Day and ending on Father's Day at 6 p.m., provided that, if he is not |
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otherwise entitled under this standard possession order to present |
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possession of the child, he picks up the child from the residence of |
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the conservator entitled to possession and returns the child to |
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that same place, except that if the child has two fathers appointed |
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as conservators, the managing conservator shall have possession of |
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the child for the period described by this subdivision in |
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even-numbered years and the possessory conservator shall have |
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possession of the child for that period in odd-numbered years; and |
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(6) if a conservator, the mother shall have possession |
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of the child beginning at 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding Mother's |
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Day and ending on Mother's Day at 6 p.m., provided that, if she is |
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not otherwise entitled under this standard possession order to |
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present possession of the child, she picks up the child from the |
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residence of the conservator entitled to possession and returns the |
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child to that same place, except that if the child has two mothers |
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appointed as conservators, the managing conservator shall have |
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possession of the child for the period described by this |
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subdivision in even-numbered years and the possessory conservator |
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shall have possession of the child for that period in odd-numbered |
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years. |
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SECTION 1.18. The following provisions of the Family Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 2.001(b); and |
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(2) Section 6.204. |
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SECTION 1.19. The change in law made by this article to |
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Section 108.009(b), Family Code, applies only to a new birth |
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certificate for a child born on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A new birth certificate for a child born before that date is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the child was born, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 1.20. The changes in law made by this article to |
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Sections 153.312(b), 153.313, and 153.314, Family Code, apply only |
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to a court order providing for possession of or access to a child |
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rendered on or after the effective date of this Act. A court order |
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rendered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the order was rendered, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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ARTICLE 2. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 2.01. Section 85.007(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The materials in the education programs intended for |
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persons younger than 18 years of age must[: |
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[(1)] emphasize sexual abstinence before marriage and |
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fidelity in marriage as the expected standard in terms of public |
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health and the most effective ways to prevent HIV infection, |
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sexually transmitted diseases, and unwanted pregnancies[; and |
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[(2) state that homosexual conduct is not an |
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acceptable lifestyle and is a criminal offense under Section 21.06, |
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Penal Code]. |
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SECTION 2.02. Section 163.001(a), Health and Safety Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall develop a model public health |
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education program suitable for school-age children and shall make |
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the program available to any person on request. The program should |
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emphasize: |
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(1) that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the |
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most effective protection against unwanted teenage pregnancy, |
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sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency |
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syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually; |
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(2) that abstinence from sexual intercourse outside of |
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[lawful] marriage is the expected societal standard for school-age |
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unmarried persons; and |
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(3) the physical, emotional, and psychological |
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dangers of substance abuse, including the risk of acquired immune |
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deficiency syndrome (AIDS) through the sharing of needles during |
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intravenous drug usage. |
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SECTION 2.03. Section 163.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 163.002. INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS. Course materials and |
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instruction relating to sexual education or sexually transmitted |
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diseases should include: |
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(1) an emphasis on sexual abstinence as the only |
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completely reliable method of avoiding unwanted teenage pregnancy |
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and sexually transmitted diseases; |
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(2) an emphasis on the importance of self-control, |
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responsibility, and ethical conduct in making decisions relating to |
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sexual behavior; |
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(3) statistics, based on the latest medical |
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information, that indicate the efficacy of the various forms of |
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contraception; |
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(4) information concerning the laws relating to the |
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financial responsibilities associated with pregnancy, childbirth, |
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and child rearing; |
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(5) information concerning the laws prohibiting |
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sexual abuse and the legal and counseling options available to |
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victims of sexual abuse; |
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(6) information on how to cope with and rebuff |
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unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, as well as the |
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importance of avoiding the sexual exploitation of other persons; |
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and |
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(7) psychologically sound methods of resisting |
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unwanted peer pressure[; and |
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[(8) emphasis, provided in a factual manner and from a |
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public health perspective, that homosexuality is not a lifestyle |
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acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a |
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criminal offense under Section 21.06, Penal Code]. |
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SECTION 2.04. Section 191.0046(b), Health and Safety Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The state registrar shall issue without fee a certified |
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copy of a record not otherwise prohibited by law to a veteran or to |
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the veteran's widow or widower, orphan, or other dependent if the |
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copy is for use in settling a claim against the government. |
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SECTION 2.05. Section 193.006(a), Health and Safety Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies to the death certificate of a |
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person who: |
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(1) served in a war, campaign, or expedition of the |
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United States, the Confederate States of America, or the Republic |
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of Texas; |
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(2) was the spouse, widower, [wife] or widow of a |
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person who served in a war, campaign, or expedition of the United |
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States, the Confederate States of America, or the Republic of |
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Texas; or |
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(3) at the time of death was in the service of the |
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United States. |
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SECTION 2.06. Section 574.045(d), Health and Safety Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A female patient must be accompanied by a female |
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attendant unless the patient is accompanied by her father, male |
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spouse [husband], or adult brother or son. |
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ARTICLE 3. PENAL CODE REPEALER |
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SECTION 3.01. Section 21.06, Penal Code, is repealed. |
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ARTICLE 4. EFFECTIVE DATE |
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SECTION 4.01. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |