Bill Text: TX HB484 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 484 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the enforcement by contempt of certain orders in family law proceedings.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-11 - Withdrawn from schedule [HB484 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB484-Introduced.html

	82R2890 EES-D

	By: Dutton	H.B. No. 484



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the enforcement by contempt of certain orders in family
	law proceedings.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 9, Family Code, is amended
	by adding Section 9.0125 to read as follows:
	Sec. 9.0125. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY CONTEMPT.
	Before a court may render an order in a proceeding under this title
	that includes enforcement by contempt, the court must find that the
	provisions of the order for which enforcement is requested are
	clear, specific, and unambiguous.
	SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 157, Family Code, is
	amended by adding Section 157.1655 to read as follows:
	Sec. 157.1655. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENFORCEMENT BY CONTEMPT.
	Before a court may render an order in a proceeding under this title
	that includes enforcement by contempt, the court must find that the
	provisions of the order for which enforcement is requested are
	clear, specific, and unambiguous.
	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
	to a proceeding to enforce an order that is commenced on or after
	the effective date of this Act. A proceeding to enforce commenced
	before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the
	proceeding was commenced, and the former law is continued in effect
	for that purpose.
	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.