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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the recording of an interview of a child by a child |
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custody evaluator in certain suits affecting the parent-child |
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relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 107.112, Family Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A child custody evaluator shall create an audio or |
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video recording of each interview the evaluator conducts with a |
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child who is the subject of a suit seeking conservatorship of, |
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possession of, or access to the child unless the interview is |
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conducted in the presence of all parties to the suit. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an interview conducted by a child custody evaluator in a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. An interview conducted before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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interview was conducted, and the former law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |