88R1874 SHH-F
By: Spiller H.B. No. 891
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of expert testimony to challenge the
qualifications of or methodology used by a child custody evaluator
in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 104.008, Family Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a party is not
prohibited from using expert testimony to challenge the
qualifications of or methodology used by a person who has conducted
a custody evaluation relating to the child under Subchapter D,
Chapter 107.
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is filed on or
after the effective date of this Act. A suit affecting the
parent-child relationship filed before the effective date of this
Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the suit is filed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.