Custody & support

This week

9 bills with new action · 9 newly filed.

Furthest along first.

• TXSB335 2027-2028By Jose Menendez (D)
  Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

  AI summary Clarifies that the best interest of the child is the primary consideration in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E (child welfare cases), but this is explicitly out of scope for the custody-support topic.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time, other
  Stage: Filed Nov 10: Filed
• TXSB248 2027-2028By Angela Paxton (R)
  Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

  AI summary Extends the offense of interference with child custody to custodial parents (by deleting 'noncustodial' and 'custodial' qualifiers), so a custodial parent can now be prosecuted for preventing the other parent's access, which protects the less-custodial parent's rights.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB947 2027-2028By Samantha Lopez-Resendez (D)
  Relating to a suit for dissolution of a marriage and associated suit affecting the parent-child relationship when a party is pregnant.

  AI summary Allows a divorce decree to be granted while a party is pregnant and requires or allows a joined SAPCR for the unborn child, enabling earlier establishment of custody, parenting time and related orders for the child upon birth.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentcustody parenting time
  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentchild support
  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB938 2027-2028By Christian Manuel (D)
  Relating to the authority of a court or the Title IV-D agency to order the suspension of an individual's driver's license or motor vehicle registration for failure to pay delinquent child support.

  AI summary Removes the ability of courts or the Title IV-D agency to suspend a driver's license or motor vehicle registration for failure to pay delinquent child support, so less enforcement of unpaid support.

  ↑Expands rights of the paying or noncustodial parentsupport enforcement
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB930 2027-2028By Armin Mizani (R)
  Relating to the consideration of family violence and coercive control in determining conservatorship and possession of and access to a child.

  AI summary Creates a rebuttable presumption against appointing a parent who committed family violence (including coercive control) as managing conservator or granting them possession/access to the child, and requires a higher burden of proof to rebut it, so more obligations and fewer rights for the parent who,

  ↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentdomestic violence custody, custody parenting time
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed
• TXHB737 2027-2028By Elizabeth Campos (D)
  Relating to searches of the state registry of paternity.

  AI summary Removes the word 'on' from the deadline for furnishing search results of the paternity registry, which has no substantive effect on paternity establishment, disestablishment or related rights.

  =No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parentpaternity
  Stage: Filed Nov 9: Filed

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