By: Giddings (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) H.B. No. 826
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2015;
April 30, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 12, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 12, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of information relating to the
modification of a child support order in certain suits affecting
the parent-child relationship.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 105.006, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (e-2) to read as follows:
(e-2) An order in a suit that orders child support must
contain the following prominently displayed statement in boldfaced
type, in capital letters, or underlined:
"THE COURT MAY MODIFY THIS ORDER THAT PROVIDES FOR THE
SUPPORT OF A CHILD, IF:
(1) THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CHILD OR A PERSON
AFFECTED BY THE ORDER HAVE MATERIALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGED; OR
(2) IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE THE ORDER WAS
RENDERED OR LAST MODIFIED AND THE MONTHLY AMOUNT OF THE CHILD
SUPPORT AWARD UNDER THE ORDER DIFFERS BY EITHER 20 PERCENT OR $100
FROM THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHILD
SUPPORT GUIDELINES."
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a
suit affecting the parent-child relationship 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, 2015.
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