TITLE: Relating to ex parte court hearings that affect the right of a person to possession of or access to a child.

SUMMARY: Relating to ex parte court hearings that affect the right of a person to possession of or access to a child.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to ex parte court hearings that affect the right of a person to possession of or access to a child. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 105, Family Code, is amended by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows: Sec. 105.011. RECORD OF CERTAIN EX PARTE HEARINGS REQUIRED. A record must be made of any ex parte hearing, including an initial hearing under Section 262.106, held by a court regarding an issue that could affect the right of a person to possession of or access to a child. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.