Bill > HB1966

This bill amends Section 157.168 of the Texas Family Code to require courts to order additional periods of possession or access to a child to compensate for the denial of court-ordered possession or access, unless the party shows good cause why the order should not be rendered. The additional periods must be of the same type and duration as the possession or access that was denied and may include weekend, holiday, and summer possession or access. The person denied possession or access can decide the time of the additional possession or access. The bill also specifies that the enactment of this Act does not constitute a material and substantial change of circumstances sufficient to warrant modification of a prior court order, and that the changes apply only to suits affecting the parent-child relationship pending or filed on or after the effective date of September 1, 2023.

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