84R24789 KKA-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 4122
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4122:
By: Dutton C.S.H.B. No. 4122
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to retroactive child support sought after a child reaches
18 years of age.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 154.131, Family Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (f) and adding Subsection (g) to read as
follows:
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle,
but subject to Subsection (g), the court does not have [retains]
jurisdiction to render an order for retroactive child support in a
suit if the [a] petition requesting retroactive child support is
filed after [not later than the fourth anniversary of] the date of
the child's 18th birthday.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle,
the court retains jurisdiction to render an order for retroactive
child support in a suit if a petition requesting retroactive child
support is filed:
(1) while the child is enrolled in school as described
by Section 154.002(a)(1) and is in compliance with the attendance
requirements described by Section 154.002(a)(2); or
(2) at any time, if the petition seeks retroactive
child support for a disabled child and the court makes the findings
described by Section 154.302.
SECTION 2. Section 154.131, Family Code, as amended by this
Act, applies only to a petition for retroactive child support that
is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A petition
filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
in effect on the date the petition is filed, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.