Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1		-	89R14785 KRM-F
2	1		By: Dutton H.B. No. 4035
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4035:
4		-	By: Leach C.S.H.B. No. 4035
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9	6		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
10	7		AN ACT
11	8		relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered
12	9		in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
13	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
14	11		SECTION 1. Section 105.006, Family Code, is amended by
15		-	adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (i) and amending Subsection
16		-	(f) to read as follows:
17		-	(c-1) Except as provided by Subsection (c-2), if a court
18		-	renders an order under Subsection (c) prohibiting the disclosure of
19		-	a party's information, the court shall require that the party
20		-	provide to the court, for inclusion in the final order, an e-mail
21		-	address at which the party may receive:
	12	+	adding Subsections (c-1) and (i) and amending Subsection (f) to
	13	+	read as follows:
	14	+	(c-1) If a court renders an order under Subsection (c)
	15	+	prohibiting the disclosure of a party's information, the court
	16	+	shall require that the party provide to the court, for inclusion in
	17	+	the final order, an e-mail address at which the party may receive:
22	18		(1) notice and service of process of subsequent
23	19		motions, petitions, or other legal pleadings using the electronic
24	20		filing system established under Section 72.031, Government Code;
25	21		and
26	22		(2) other legal documents or required notices.
27		-	(c-2) If the court finds that requiring a party to provide
28		-	an e-mail address under Subsection (c-1) is likely to endanger the
29		-	safety of the party, the court may not require the party to provide
30		-	the e-mail address under that subsection.
31	23		(f) Except for an action in which contempt is sought, in any
32	24		subsequent child support modification or enforcement action, the
33	25		court may, on a showing that diligent effort has been made to
34	26		determine the location of a party, consider due process
35	27		requirements for notice and service of process to be met with
36	28		respect to that party on delivery of written notice to the most
37	29		recent residence address, e-mail address, or address of employment
38	30		filed by that party with the court and the state case registry.
39	31		(i) The clerk may send orders, notices, and other documents
40	32		relating to a final order to which this section applies to the
41	33		e-mail address provided by a party under this section using the
42	34		electronic filing system established under Section 72.031,
43	35		Government Code.
44	36		SECTION 2. Section 106.002, Family Code, is amended by
45	37		adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
46	38		(c) In rendering a judgment for attorney's fees or expenses
47	39		under this section, the court shall render the judgment separate
48	40		from any judgment confirming the amount of arrearages under Section
49	41		157.263.
50	42		SECTION 3. Section 157.167, Family Code, is amended by
51	43		adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
52	44		(a-1) In rendering a judgment for attorney's fees and court
53	45		costs under Subsection (a), the court shall render the judgment
54	46		separate from any judgment confirming the amount of arrearages
55	47		under Section 157.263.
56	48		SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a
57	49		suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a
58	50		trial court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or
59	51		after the effective date of this Act.
60	52		SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.