Bill Text: TX HB850 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 850 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to a waiver of service of process by a party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-18 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB850 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HB850-Introduced.html

	83R1543 KSD-F

	By: Lucio III	H.B. No. 850



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a waiver of service of process by a party to a suit for
	the dissolution of a marriage.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 6.4035(c), Family Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(c) Notwithstanding Section 132.001, Civil Practice and
	Remedies Code, the [~~The~~] waiver must be sworn before a notary public
	who is [~~but may~~] not [~~be sworn before~~] an attorney in the suit.
	SECTION 2. Section 6.4035(c), Family Code, as amended by
	this Act, applies to a waiver of service of process executed by a
	party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage on or after the
	effective date of this Act, regardless of whether the suit is filed
	before, on, or after that date.
	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.