SB 1923 A Bill to Be Enacted

By Mike Granata April 13, 2025 Posted in Child Custody Tagged in Child Custody

By: West

S.B.  No.  1923                                                                                                                                           

 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT

Relating to  the  modification  of  a  court  order  based  on  a  parental child safety placement agreement or an authorization agreement with an adult

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1

Sec.       156.409,    Family         Code,         is        amended      by  amending Subsections  (a)  and  (b)  and  adding  Subsections  (a-4), (a-5), (c), and (d) to read as follows:

(a) The  court shall,  on  the  motion  of  a  party  or  a  person having physical possession of the child, modify an order providing for the  support  of  the  child  to  provide  that  the  person  having physical possession of the child [for at least six months] shall have the right to receive and give receipt for payments of support for the child and to hold or disburse money for the benefit of the child if the sole managing conservator of the child or the joint managing conservator who has the exclusive right to determine the primary residence of the child has:

  • (1) voluntarily         relinquished        the       primary    care      and possession of the child to the person having physical possession of the child for at least six months;
  • (2) been incarcerated or sentenced to be incarcerated for at least 90 days; [or]
  • (3) relinquished  the  primary  care  and  possession  of the child in a proceeding under Title 3 or Chapter 262;
  • (4) entered into an authorization agreement with an adult caregiver under Chapter 34; or
  • (5) entered      into      a     parental      child placement agreement under Section 264.902.
    • (a-4) An    order      that       modifies      a     support     order      based    on Subsection (a)(5) is temporary and must include a finding that the modification is       based     on     a      parental        child        safety    placement The temporary order terminates 90 calendar days after the date the agreement is signed or on a termination date indicated in the temporary order, whichever is earlier.
    • (a-5) The court shall give preference to a motion filed pursuant to Subsection (a)(5) and shall hold a hearing on the motion not later  than  the  30th  day  after  a  request  for  hearing  has  been filed with the Court.

(b) A    [Notice       of      a]      motion    for       modification       under    this section may be served:

     (1) in the manner for serving a notice under Section 157.065; or 

     (2) by e-mailing a copy of the motion to the respondent and filing a copy of the notice of hearing through the electronic filing manager   authorized       by     Rule      21,      Texas     Rules      of      Civil Procedure.

(c) Other      legal       documents    and     required        notices       under Subsection (b) shall be delivered  through  the  electronic  filing

(d) The party or the party ’s attorney of record who serves a motion pursuant to Subsection (b) shall file a signed certificate of service stating the date of mailing and the manner in which the document was served on the other Confirmation of service through the electronic filing manager satisfies the requirements of this section.

SECTION 2 This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.