By: Fraser S.B. No. 1820
(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2009; March 20, 2009, read
first time and referred to Committee on Jurisprudence;
April 14, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 14, 2009,
sent to printer.)
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1820 By: Hinojosa
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the calculation of a person's net resources for
purposes of determining child support liability.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 154.062, Family Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) Resources do not include:
(1) return of principal or capital;
(2) accounts receivable; [or]
(3) benefits paid in accordance with the Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families program; or
(4) payments for foster care of a child [aid for
families with dependent children].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Subsection
(c), Section 154.062, Family Code, applies only to a proceeding to
establish or modify a child support obligation that is pending in a
trial court on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
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