| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to procedures and required findings in certain suits |
|
|
affecting the parent-child relationship. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Section 263.002, Family Code, is amended by |
|
|
adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
|
|
(c-1) In making the required findings under Subsection (c), |
|
|
the court shall include the findings in a separate section of its |
|
|
order and enumerate with specificity the facts and the |
|
|
circumstances that serve as the basis for the court's findings. |
|
|
Merely citing the record of the proceedings or incorporating it by |
|
|
reference is insufficient to meet the requirements of this |
|
|
subsection. |
|
|
SECTION 2. Section 263.306, Family Code, is amended by |
|
|
adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows: |
|
|
(a-2) If the court determines under Subsection (a-1)(6) |
|
|
that the child's parents are unwilling or unable to provide the |
|
|
child with a safe environment, the court shall include in a separate |
|
|
section of its order written findings describing with specificity |
|
|
the facts and the circumstances that serve as the basis for the |
|
|
court's determination that the child's parents are unwilling or |
|
|
unable to provide the child with a safe environment. Merely citing |
|
|
the record of the proceedings or incorporating it by reference is |
|
|
insufficient to meet the requirements of this subsection. |
|
|
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply to an |
|
|
action that is pending on or filed on or after the effective date of |
|
|
this Act. |
|
|
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |