HB 541: Paternity
GENERAL BILL by Diaz
Paternity; Provides purposes of provisions relating to paternity; adds & revises definitions; provides for service of notice of petition for dependency or termination of parental rights; specifies requirements for such notice; specifies conditions under which unmarried biological father may not contest petition for dependency or termination of parental rights, unless court orders otherwise; eliminates defense of lack of notice for such fathers who are not identified after specified inquiry, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/27/2011 House • Filed
2/7/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 50
3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 50
5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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HB 541, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/27/2011 at 1:49 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1476 Paternity of a Child Flores Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
Location: In committee/council (JU)
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.001 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening. Page 2 (pdf) 39.01 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf), Page 4 (pdf) 39.502 Notice, process, and service. Page 5 (pdf) 39.503 Identity or location of parent unknown; special procedures. Page 7 (pdf) 39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process. Page 11 (pdf) 39.803 Identity or location of parent unknown after filing of termination of parental rights petition; special procedures. Page 15 (pdf)