Bill Text: TX HB2067 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-02 - Referred to Jurisprudence [HB2067 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB2067-Engrossed.html
88R8132 PRL-F | ||
By: Cook, Morales of Maverick | H.B. No. 2067 |
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relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain | ||
property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 9.201, Family Code, is amended by adding | ||
Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, | ||
the court that rendered a final decree of divorce or annulment or | ||
another final order dividing property under this title retains | ||
continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to render an order under this | ||
subchapter to divide property not divided or awarded to a spouse in | ||
the final decree. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | ||
suit to divide property not divided or awarded to a spouse in a | ||
final decree of divorce or annulment that is pending in a trial | ||
court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or after | ||
that date. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |