Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4507 by Dutton (Relating to a petition to change the name of a child.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the number of case filings that would occur being unknown.
The bill would amend Family Code to allow a child who is 10 years or older to file a petition requesting a change of the child's name and would require the court appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the child.
According to the Office of Court Administration, the extent to which case filings may increase is unknown.
Local Government Impact
There could be an impact to units of local government to provide ad litem representation that cannot be determined at this time.
Source Agencies:
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council