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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of child care expenses for a child |
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subject to a child support order. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 154.008, Family Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 154.008. PROVISION FOR MEDICAL SUPPORT, [AND] DENTAL |
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SUPPORT, AND CHILD CARE SUPPORT. (a) The court shall order medical |
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support and dental support for the child as provided by Subchapters |
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B and D. |
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(b) If a party incurs child care expenses in order to seek or |
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maintain gainful employment, or receive higher education or |
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vocational training in anticipation of gainful employment, the |
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court shall determine and allocate between the parties, according |
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to the parties' circumstances, reasonable child care expenses. |
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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. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a proceeding to establish or modify a child support obligation |
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that is pending in a trial court on or filed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |