Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R11893 JSC-F
2	2	By: Ramos H.B. No. 3841
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to military duty of a conservator of a child in a suit
8	8	affecting the parent-child relationship.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 153.701, Family Code, is amended to read
11	11	as follows:
12	12	Sec. 153.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
13	13	(1) "Designated person" means the person ordered by
14	14	the court to temporarily exercise a conservator's rights, duties,
15	15	and periods of possession and access with regard to a child during
16	16	the conservator's military deployment or military obligation [,
17	17	military mobilization, or temporary military duty].
18	18	(2) "Long-term military obligation" means any
19	19	military obligation of a service member that prevents the service
20	20	member from exercising parental duties because of geographic
21	21	factors or other credible factors for a period of more than 90 days
22	22	but less than 18 months. The term does not include a permanent
23	23	change of station.
24	24	(3) [(2)] "Military deployment" means the temporary
25	25	transfer of a service member of the armed forces of this state or
26	26	the United States [serving in an active-duty status] to another
27	27	location in support of combat or some other military operation for a
28	28	period of more than 90 days but less than 18 months under a
29	29	uniformed service order.
30	30	(4) [(3)] "Military obligation" means any requirement
31	31	of a service member to fulfill necessary duties, including:
32	32	(A) training activities;
33	33	(B) preparations for deployment or training;
34	34	(C) administrative or supervisory requirements;
35	35	or
36	36	(D) occupational school attendance
37	37	[mobilization" means the call-up of a National Guard or Reserve
38	38	service member of the armed forces of this state or the United
39	39	States to extended active duty status. The term does not include
40	40	National Guard or Reserve annual training].
41	41	(5) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a
42	42	tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium
43	43	and is retrievable in perceivable form. The term includes a letter,
44	44	an e-mail, a text message, and social media messaging.
45	45	(6) "Short-term military obligation" means any
46	46	military obligation of a service member that prevents the service
47	47	member from exercising parental duties because of geographic
48	48	factors or other credible factors for a period of 90 days or less.
49	49	(7) "Standing intermittent" means a long-term plan for
50	50	a child's care during repeated periods of absence of a conservator
51	51	of the child because of short-term military obligations.
52	52	(8) "Uniformed service" means:
53	53	(A) active and reserve components of the army,
54	54	navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States;
55	55	(B) the United States Merchant Marine;
56	56	(C) the commissioned corps of the United States
57	57	Public Health Service;
58	58	(D) the commissioned corps of the National
59	59	Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States; or
60	60	(E) the National Guard of a state.
61	61	[(4) "Temporary military duty" means the transfer of a
62	62	service member of the armed forces of this state or the United
63	63	States from one military base to a different location, usually
64	64	another base, for a limited time for training or to assist in the
65	65	performance of a noncombat mission.]
66	66	SECTION 2. Sections 153.702(a), (c), and (d), Family Code,
67	67	are amended to read as follows:
68	68	(a) If a conservator is ordered to military deployment[,
69	69	military mobilization,] or long-term military obligation
70	70	[temporary military duty] that involves moving a substantial
71	71	distance from the conservator's residence so as to materially
72	72	affect the conservator's ability to exercise the conservator's
73	73	rights and duties in relation to a child, either conservator may
74	74	file for an order under this subchapter without the necessity of
75	75	showing a material and substantial change of circumstances other
76	76	than the military deployment or obligation[, military
77	77	mobilization, or temporary military duty].
78	78	(c) A temporary order rendered by the court under this
79	79	subchapter may grant rights to and impose duties regarding the
80	80	child on a designated person who has a close and substantial
81	81	relationship with [regarding] the child, except that if the
82	82	designated person is a nonparent, the court may not require the
83	83	designated person to pay child support.
84	84	(d) After a conservator's military deployment or long-term
85	85	military obligation has [, military mobilization, or temporary
86	86	military duty is] concluded[,] and the conservator returns to the
87	87	conservator's usual residence, the temporary orders under this
88	88	section terminate and the rights of all affected parties are
89	89	governed by the terms of any court order applicable when the
90	90	conservator is not ordered to military deployment or long-term
91	91	military obligation [, military mobilization, or temporary
92	92	military duty].
93	93	SECTION 3. Section 153.703(a), Family Code, is amended to
94	94	read as follows:
95	95	(a) If the conservator with the exclusive right to designate
96	96	the primary residence of the child is ordered to military
97	97	deployment or long-term military obligation, [military
98	98	mobilization, or temporary military duty,] the court may render a
99	99	temporary order to appoint a designated person to exercise the
100	100	exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child
101	101	during the military deployment or long-term military obligation [,
102	102	military mobilization, or temporary military duty] in the following
103	103	order of preference:
104	104	(1) the conservator who does not have the exclusive
105	105	right to designate the primary residence of the child;
106	106	(2) if it is shown by clear and convincing evidence
107	107	that appointing the conservator described by Subdivision (1) will
108	108	cause substantial harm to [is not in] the child's best interest, a
109	109	designated person who has a close and substantial relationship with
110	110	the child chosen by the conservator with the exclusive right to
111	111	designate the primary residence of the child; or
112	112	(3) if it is shown by clear and convincing evidence
113	113	that appointing the conservator described by Subdivision (1) or the
114	114	person chosen under Subdivision (2) is not in the child's best
115	115	interest, another person chosen by the court who has a close and
116	116	substantial relationship with the child.
117	117	SECTION 4. Section 153.705(a), Family Code, is amended to
118	118	read as follows:
119	119	(a) If the conservator without the exclusive right to
120	120	designate the primary residence of the child is ordered to military
121	121	deployment or long-term military obligation, [military
122	122	mobilization, or temporary military duty,] the court may award
123	123	visitation with the child to a designated person with whom the child
124	124	has a close and substantial relationship chosen by the conservator,
125	125	unless it is shown by clear and convincing evidence that [if] the
126	126	visitation is not in the best interest of the child.
127	127	SECTION 5. Subchapter L, Chapter 153, Family Code, is
128	128	amended by adding Sections 153.706 and 153.7065 to read as follows:
129	129	Sec. 153.706. TEMPORARY ORDER UNDER AGREEMENT. (a) A court
130	130	may render a temporary order under this section that is based on a
131	131	temporary mutual agreement entered into by the conservators of a
132	132	child granting a designated person who is a nonparent of the child
133	133	temporary conservatorship or visitation with the child during a
134	134	conservator's military deployment or long-term military
135	135	obligation. The agreement must:
136	136	(1) be in writing;
137	137	(2) be signed by both conservators and any designated
138	138	person to whom temporary conservatorship or visitation is granted;
139	139	and
140	140	(3) be notarized by a notary signing agent.
141	141	(b) An agreement under Subsection (a) may be executed in
142	142	counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original and all
143	143	of which collectively constitute one agreement.
144	144	(c) If the agreement does not include a termination date or
145	145	time, the agreement terminates on the 15th day after the date the
146	146	conservator ordered to military deployment or military obligation
147	147	gives notice on record to the other conservator and the designated
148	148	person of the date of the conservator's return from military
149	149	deployment or long-term military obligation, unless the
150	150	conservators agree to terminate the agreement before that date.
151	151	Sec. 153.7065. TERMS OF TEMPORARY ORDER. (a) Any temporary
152	152	order issued by the court under this subchapter must:
153	153	(1) designate the order as temporary;
154	154	(2) identify to the extent feasible the destination,
155	155	duration, and conditions of the military deployment or long-term
156	156	military obligation;
157	157	(3) specify the allocation of conservatorship or
158	158	visitation among the conservator ordered to military deployment or
159	159	military obligation, the other parent, and the designated person;
160	160	(4) provide a process for immediately resolving any
161	161	disputes arising from the order;
162	162	(5) provide for liberal communication between the
163	163	conservator ordered to military deployment or military obligation
164	164	and the child during the conservator's deployment or obligation,
165	165	including through electronic means, unless it is shown by clear and
166	166	convincing evidence that the contact would be harmful to the child,
167	167	and specify:
168	168	(A) any role to be played by the other
169	169	conservator or designated person in facilitating the
170	170	communication; and
171	171	(B) the allocation of any communication costs;
172	172	(6) provide for liberal contact between the
173	173	conservator ordered to military deployment or military obligation
174	174	and the child during the time the conservator is on leave from
175	175	deployment or obligation or is otherwise available, unless it is
176	176	shown by clear and convincing evidence that the contact would be
177	177	harmful to the child;
178	178	(7) provide for reasonable and substantial contact
179	179	between the conservator ordered to military deployment or military
180	180	obligation and the child on the conservator's return from military
181	181	deployment or long-term military obligation until the temporary
182	182	order is terminated, regardless of whether the time of contact
183	183	exceeds the time the conservator was entitled to have possession of
184	184	or access to the child before the temporary order was rendered;
185	185	(8) provide details of the temporary agreement's
186	186	termination to the extent feasible;
187	187	(9) clearly specify that any delegation of
188	188	conservatorship of the child is not a basis on which to determine
189	189	the outcome of any future modification regarding conservatorship of
190	190	the child by either party; and
191	191	(10) specify findings of fact and conclusions of law
192	192	to show the terms of the order were determined by the court to
193	193	protect the child from substantial harm.
194	194	(b) The court may limit or expand the rights of a designated
195	195	person named in a temporary order rendered under this subchapter as
196	196	appropriate to the best interest of the child.
197	197	(c) On the motion of a conservator ordered to military
198	198	deployment or military obligation, the other conservator, or any
199	199	designated person to whom conservatorship of or visitation with a
200	200	child has been delegated, the court may modify or terminate the
201	201	grant if the modification or termination is consistent with this
202	202	subchapter and in the best interest of the child. Any modification
203	203	is temporary and terminates on the date the conservator concludes
204	204	the conservator's military deployment or long-term military
205	205	obligation unless otherwise stated in a court order.
206	206	SECTION 6. Section 153.707, Family Code, is amended to read
207	207	as follows:
208	208	Sec. 153.707. EXPEDITED HEARING. (a) If [On] a [motion by
209	209	the] conservator [who] has been ordered to military deployment,
210	210	long-term military obligation [military mobilization], or
211	211	short-term military obligation and the conservator's military
212	212	duties have a material effect on the conservator's ability to
213	213	appear in person at any hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child
214	214	relationship, on a motion of any party or on the court's own motion,
215	215	or if a hearing is necessary before the military obligations begin
216	216	to determine if the modification is necessary to protect the best
217	217	interest of the child [temporary military duty], the court shall [,
218	218	for good cause shown,] hold an expedited hearing [if the court finds
219	219	that the conservator's military duties have a material effect on
220	220	the conservator's ability to appear in person at a regularly
221	221	scheduled hearing].
222	222	(b) A hearing under this section shall, if possible, take
223	223	precedence over other suits affecting the parent-child
224	224	relationship not involving a conservator who has been ordered to
225	225	military deployment or military obligation [, military
226	226	mobilization, or temporary military duty].
227	227	(c) On a motion by any party, the court shall, after
228	228	reasonable advance notice and for good cause shown, including
229	229	military obligation, permanent duty station assignment, or
230	230	financial hardship because of military obligation, allow a party to
231	231	present testimony of the party or witnesses and evidence by
232	232	electronic means, including by teleconference or through the
233	233	Internet. If the other party objects to that accommodation, the
234	234	other party has the burden of proof to show by clear and convincing
235	235	evidence that an in-person appearance is necessary.
236	236	SECTION 7. Section 153.708, Family Code, is amended to read
237	237	as follows:
238	238	Sec. 153.708. ENFORCEMENT. Temporary orders rendered under
239	239	this subchapter may be enforced by or against the designated person
240	240	to the same extent that an order would be enforced by or enforceable
241	241	against the conservator who has been ordered to military deployment
242	242	or military obligation [, military mobilization, or temporary
243	243	military duty].
244	244	SECTION 8. Section 153.709, Family Code, is amended to read
245	245	as follows:
246	246	Sec. 153.709. ADDITIONAL PERIODS OF POSSESSION OR ACCESS.
247	247	(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date a conservator
248	248	without the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of
249	249	the child who is a member of the armed services concludes the
250	250	conservator's military deployment or long-term military
251	251	obligation, [military mobilization, or temporary military duty,]
252	252	the conservator may petition the court to:
253	253	(1) compute the periods of possession of or access to
254	254	the child to which the conservator would have otherwise been
255	255	entitled during the conservator's deployment or long-term military
256	256	obligation; and
257	257	(2) award the conservator additional periods of
258	258	possession of or access to the child to compensate for the periods
259	259	described by Subdivision (1).
260	260	(b) If the conservator described by Subsection (a)
261	261	petitions the court under Subsection (a), the court:
262	262	(1) shall compute the periods of possession or access
263	263	to the child described by Subsection (a)(1); and
264	264	(2) may award to the conservator additional periods of
265	265	possession of or access to the child for a length of time and under
266	266	terms the court considers reasonable, if the court determines that:
267	267	(A) the conservator was on military deployment or
268	268	long-term military obligation, [military mobilization, or
269	269	temporary military duty] in a location where the access to the child
270	270	to which the conservator was entitled before the conservator's
271	271	deployment or mobilization was not reasonably possible; and
272	272	(B) the award of additional periods of possession
273	273	of or access to the child is not harmful to [in] the best interest of
274	274	the child.
275	275	(c) In making the determination under Subsection (b)(2),
276	276	the court:
277	277	(1) shall consider:
278	278	(A) the periods of possession of or access to the
279	279	child to which the conservator would otherwise have been entitled
280	280	during the conservator's military deployment or long-term military
281	281	obligation, [military mobilization, or temporary military duty,]
282	282	as computed under Subsection (b)(1);
283	283	(B) whether the court named a designated person
284	284	under Section 153.705 to exercise limited possession of the child
285	285	during the conservator's deployment or long-term military
286	286	obligation; and
287	287	(C) any other factor the court considers
288	288	appropriate; and
289	289	(2) is not required to award additional periods of
290	290	possession of or access to the child that equals the possession or
291	291	access to which the conservator would have been entitled during the
292	292	conservator's military deployment or long-term military
293	293	obligation, [military mobilization, or temporary military duty,]
294	294	as computed under Subsection (b)(1).
295	295	(d) After the conservator described by Subsection (a) has
296	296	exercised all additional periods of possession or access awarded
297	297	under this section, the rights of all affected parties are governed
298	298	by the terms of the court order applicable when the conservator is
299	299	not ordered to military deployment or long-term military
300	300	obligation[, military mobilization, or temporary military duty].
301	301	SECTION 9. Subchapter L, Chapter 153, Family Code, is
302	302	amended by adding Sections 153.710, 153.711, 153.712, 153.713,
303	303	153.714, 153.715, and 153.716 to read as follows:
304	304	Sec. 153.710. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
305	305	MILITARY DUTY. In determining issues of conservatorship or
306	306	possession of or access to a child, the court:
307	307	(1) may not consider a conservator's past or possible
308	308	future military deployment or military obligation as a determining
309	309	factor in determining the best interest of the child; and
310	310	(2) may consider any substantial harm caused by the
311	311	conservator's past or possible future military deployment or
312	312	military obligation shown by clear and convincing evidence directly
313	313	related to the conservatorship or possession of the child during
314	314	those periods of deployment or obligation.
315	315	Sec. 153.711. REQUIRED NOTIFICATION BY CONSERVATOR ORDERED
316	316	TO MILITARY DUTY. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a conservator who
317	317	is ordered to military deployment, long-term military obligation,
318	318	or short-term military obligation lasting more than 48 hours shall
319	319	notify the other conservator not later than the seventh day after
320	320	the date the conservator receives notice of the deployment or
321	321	obligation unless reasonably prevented from doing so by the
322	322	circumstances of the conservator's deployment or obligation. If
323	323	the circumstances of the conservator's deployment or obligation
324	324	prevent the conservator from giving notification within that
325	325	period, the conservator shall give the notification as soon as
326	326	reasonably possible.
327	327	(b) If a court order currently in effect prohibits
328	328	disclosure of the address or contact information of the conservator
329	329	to whom notification must be given under Subsection (a),
330	330	notification may be made to the court with continuing jurisdiction
331	331	over the child. If the address of the conservator to whom
332	332	notification must be given under Subsection (a) is available to the
333	333	court, the court shall mail the notification to that conservator.
334	334	The court shall keep confidential the address or contact
335	335	information of the conservator receiving notification.
336	336	(c) In a proceeding regarding possession of or access to a
337	337	child, a court may consider the reasonableness of a conservator's
338	338	efforts to comply with this section.
339	339	Sec. 153.712. JURISDICTION. (a) If a court has issued a
340	340	temporary order regarding conservatorship or possession of a child
341	341	during a conservator's military deployment or long-term military
342	342	obligation, the residence of the conservator ordered to deployment
343	343	or obligation is not changed by reason of the deployment or
344	344	obligation for purposes of Chapter 152 during the deployment or
345	345	obligation.
346	346	(b) If a court has issued a permanent order regarding
347	347	conservatorship or possession of a child before notice of a
348	348	conservator's military deployment or long-term military obligation
349	349	and the conservators modify that order temporarily by mutual
350	350	agreement, the residence of the conservator ordered to deployment
351	351	or obligation is not changed by reason of the deployment or
352	352	obligation for purposes of Chapter 152.
353	353	(c) If a court in another state has issued a permanent order
354	354	regarding conservatorship or possession of a child or a temporary
355	355	order regarding conservatorship or possession of the child as the
356	356	result of a conservator's impending or current military deployment
357	357	or long-term military obligation, the residence of the conservator
358	358	ordered to deployment or obligation is not changed by reason of the
359	359	deployment or obligation for purposes of Chapter 152.
360	360	(d) If no state has issued any type of order regarding
361	361	conservatorship or possession of the child, this state may not
362	362	assume jurisdiction if the child's residence was not located in
363	363	this state before the start of the conservator's military
364	364	deployment or long-term military obligation and:
365	365	(1) the conservator is on military deployment or
366	366	fulfilling a long-term military obligation; or
367	367	(2) the conservator has directly returned from
368	368	military deployment or long-term military obligation to the same
369	369	residence the conservator resided in before military deployment or
370	370	long-term military obligation within the last 60 days.
371	371	(e) This section does not prevent a court from exercising
372	372	temporary emergency jurisdiction under Chapter 152.
373	373	Sec. 153.713. PERMANENT ORDERS. (a) On a motion of a
374	374	conservator who is ordered to short-term military obligation on a
375	375	regular basis, if it is in the best interest of the child, a court
376	376	may grant standing intermittent conservatorship and possession of
377	377	the child to a designated person who is an adult family member of
378	378	the child or an adult with whom the child has a close and
379	379	substantial relationship.
380	380	(b) A grant of conservatorship or possession of a child to a
381	381	designated person under this section may include:
382	382	(1) the designated person receiving the amount of time
383	383	or in a capacity that the conservator ordered to short-term
384	384	military obligation would be entitled but for the conservator's
385	385	obligation; or
386	386	(2) the designated person receiving a specified
387	387	portion of the amount of time or in a capacity that the conservator
388	388	ordered to short-term military obligation would be entitled but for
389	389	the conservator's obligation.
390	390	(c) If a court grants conservatorship or possession of a
391	391	child to a designated person under this section, the court shall
392	392	specify the standing intermittent conservatorship rights, duties,
393	393	and periods of possession during periods of short-term military
394	394	obligation.
395	395	(d) A permanent possession order rendered under this
396	396	section must include:
397	397	(1) provisions pertaining to conservatorship and
398	398	possession of the child during short-term military obligation; and
399	399	(2) the findings of fact and conclusions of law
400	400	described by Section 153.714.
401	401	(e) Except as otherwise provided and consistent with the
402	402	Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. Section 3901 et seq.),
403	403	on motion of a conservator ordered to military deployment or
404	404	military obligation, the other conservator, or any designated
405	405	person to whom standing intermittent conservatorship or possession
406	406	has been granted, the court may modify or terminate the grant if the
407	407	court finds that the modification or termination is in the best
408	408	interest of the child.
409	409	Sec. 153.714. FINDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW. A
410	410	court shall include in any temporary or permanent order rendered by
411	411	the court under this subchapter specific findings of fact and
412	412	conclusions of law to show that the conservator's rights, duties,
413	413	and periods of possession were determined by the court to best
414	414	protect the child from substantial harm.
415	415	Sec. 153.715. SPECIAL BEST INTEREST STANDARDS. (a) It is a
416	416	rebuttable presumption that the following are in the child's best
417	417	interest:
418	418	(1) maintaining a relationship with the family of a
419	419	conservator ordered to military deployment or military obligation
420	420	by way of electronic communications or face-to-face contact; and
421	421	(2) having frequent, routine, and consistent contact
422	422	with a conservator ordered to military deployment or military
423	423	obligation and the conservator's family by any means available to
424	424	the child, the conservator, and family members, including
425	425	electronic means and in-person contact.
426	426	(b) The presumption under Subsection (a) may be overcome if
427	427	the objecting party shows by clear and convincing evidence that
428	428	maintaining the relationships or providing for contact as described
429	429	by that subsection would cause substantial harm to the child.
430	430	Sec. 153.716. LIMITED SCOPE MODIFICATIONS. A change in
431	431	marital status of a conservator ordered to military deployment or
432	432	military obligation or the death or illness of a designated person
433	433	with a grant of conservatorship or possession of a child is
434	434	considered a change in circumstance sufficient to justify a
435	435	modification of an order providing for conservatorship or
436	436	possession only in relation to the periods of military deployment
437	437	or military obligation.
438	438	SECTION 10. Section 156.006(c), Family Code, is amended to
439	439	read as follows:
440	440	(c) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to a conservator who
441	441	has the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the
442	442	child and who has temporarily relinquished the primary care and
443	443	possession of the child to another person during the conservator's
444	444	military deployment or[,] military obligation [mobilization, or
445	445	temporary military duty], as those terms are defined by Section
446	446	153.701.
447	447	SECTION 11. Section 156.101(b), Family Code, is amended to
448	448	read as follows:
449	449	(b) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to a conservator who
450	450	has the exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the
451	451	child and who has temporarily relinquished the primary care and
452	452	possession of the child to another person during the conservator's
453	453	military deployment or[,] military obligation [mobilization, or
454	454	temporary military duty], as those terms are defined by Section
455	455	153.701.
456	456	SECTION 12. Section 156.102(d), Family Code, is amended to
457	457	read as follows:
458	458	(d) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to a person who has the
459	459	exclusive right to designate the primary residence of the child and
460	460	who has temporarily relinquished the primary care and possession of
461	461	the child to another person during the conservator's military
462	462	deployment or[,] military obligation [mobilization, or temporary
463	463	military duty], as those terms are defined by Section 153.701.
464	464	SECTION 13. Section 156.105, Family Code, is amended to
465	465	read as follows:
466	466	Sec. 156.105. MODIFICATION OF ORDER BASED ON MILITARY DUTY.
467	467	The military duty of a conservator who is ordered to military
468	468	deployment or[,] military obligation [mobilization, or temporary
469	469	military duty], as those terms are defined by Section 153.701, does
470	470	not by itself constitute a material and substantial change of
471	471	circumstances sufficient to justify a modification of an existing
472	472	court order or portion of a decree that sets the terms and
473	473	conditions for the possession of or access to a child except that
474	474	the court may render a temporary order under Subchapter L, Chapter
475	475	153.
476	476	SECTION 14. The following provisions of the Family Code are
477	477	repealed:
478	478	(1) Sections 153.704(c) and (d); and
479	479	(2) Sections 153.705(b) and (c).
480	480	SECTION 15. (a) Sections 153.702, 153.703, 153.704, and
481	481	153.705, Family Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 153.7065,
482	482	Family Code, as added by this Act, apply only to an application for
483	483	a temporary order filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
484	484	An application for a temporary order filed before the effective
485	485	date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the
486	486	application is filed, and the former law is continued in effect for
487	487	that purpose.
488	488	(b) Section 153.706, Family Code, as added by this Act,
489	489	applies only to a temporary order based on an agreement filed with
490	490	the court on or after the effective date of this Act.
491	491	(c) Section 153.707, Family Code, as amended by this Act,
492	492	applies only to a motion made on or after the effective date of this
493	493	Act.
494	494	(d) Section 153.709, Family Code, as amended by this Act,
495	495	applies to a petition by a conservator submitted to the court on or
496	496	after the effective date of this Act. A petition submitted to the
497	497	court before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law
498	498	in effect on the date the petition was submitted, and the former law
499	499	is continued in effect for that purpose.
500	500	(e) Section 153.710, Family Code, as added by this Act,
501	501	applies only to an order granting conservatorship of or possession
502	502	of or access to a child rendered on or after the effective date of
503	503	this Act.
504	504	(f) Section 153.711, Family Code, as added by this Act,
505	505	applies only to a conservator who receives notice of the
506	506	conservator's pending military deployment, long-term military
507	507	obligation, or short-term military obligation on or after the
508	508	effective date of this Act.
509	509	(g) Sections 153.712, 153.714, and 153.715, Family Code, as
510	510	added by this Act, apply only to a temporary or permanent order
511	511	rendered on or after the effective date of this Act. An order
512	512	rendered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
513	513	law in effect on the date the order was rendered, and the former law
514	514	is continued in effect for that purpose.
515	515	(h) Section 153.713, Family Code, as added by this Act,
516	516	applies only to an order for which a motion is filed on or after the
517	517	effective date of this Act.
518	518	(i) Section 153.716, Family Code, as added by this Act,
519	519	applies only to a suit for modification pending before a trial court
520	520	on or filed on or after the effective date of this Act.
521	521	SECTION 16. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.