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| 1 | 1 | 88R8131 MLH-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cook H.B. No. 1842 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the public policy of this state with regard to child | |
| 8 | 8 | support. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 154, Family Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 154.0001 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 154.0001. PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy of | |
| 13 | 13 | this state to: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) ensure that a child's parents share in the | |
| 15 | 15 | obligation to support the child after the parents have separated or | |
| 16 | 16 | dissolved their marriage; | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) ensure that a child's parents provide support for | |
| 18 | 18 | the child in accordance with guidelines and procedures established | |
| 19 | 19 | by law where appropriate; and | |
| 20 | 20 | (3) establish child support guidelines to guide courts | |
| 21 | 21 | in rendering an order for the payment of child support by a parent. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |