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TX HB1753
Bill
Status
1/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christian Manuel
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AI Summary
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Amends Texas Family Code Section 6.502 to expand court authority to award exclusive occupancy of the "primary residence or other residential property" (not just "residence") to one spouse during pending divorce proceedings
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Requires courts to grant exclusive occupancy of the primary residence when the other spouse has been convicted or placed on deferred adjudication within 3 years before filing or during the suit for: a felony offense involving family violence against the moving party or their family/household members, or continuous violence against the family
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Allows the spouse awarded exclusive occupancy under the mandatory family violence provision to file a motion to vacate that order at any time during the divorce proceedings
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Applies to divorce cases pending in trial court on the effective date or filed on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to a court order for the exclusive occupancy of the primary residence or other residential property by a spouse during the pendency of a suit for dissolution of a marriage.
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Last Action
Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker
3/14/2025