HBA-LCA H.B. 2830 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2830
By: Isett
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
3/28/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In certain divorce situations, a person seeking the divorce is already in a
relationship with another person.  H.B 2830 allows a court to bring a
temporary injunction, at the request of a party to a divorce suit, against
such a third party.  The injunction would prohibit the third party, during
the pendency of the suit, from communicating with the movant's spouse or
engaging in conduct that would impede a reconciliation between the parties
to the divorce suit. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Subchapter F, Chapter 6, Family Code, by adding Section
6.508, as follows: 

Sec. 6.508.  TEMPORARY INJUNCTION AGAINST THIRD PARTY.  Authorizes a court
to render a temporary injunction against a person who is not a party to a
suit for dissolution of a marriage.  Provides that the temporary
injunction, during pendency of the suit, prohibits the third party from
certain, specified actions. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.
            Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.