HB 4509 — Relating to court-ordered financial support by parents of an adult with a medically determinable disability.

Summary

Relating to court-ordered financial support by parents of an adult with a medically determinable disability.

Bill Text

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This bill amends 12 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 154.001, Family Code, Section 154.004(c), Family Code, Section 154.015(c), Family Code, Section 154.016(b), Family Code, Section 154.301, Family Code, Section 154.302, Family Code.

• AND SUPPORT OF CERTAIN ADULTS WITH DISABILITY

  amended

• CHILD → FINANCIAL OF CHILD OR ADULT WITH MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE DISABILITY

  amended

• Section 154.001, Family Code

  FINANCIAL OR ADULT WITH MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE DISABILITY

  amended

• if the child is disabled as defined in this chapter, for an indefinite period if the child is disabled as defined in this chapter, for an indefinite period → as provided by Subchapter F, for a child who is an adult with a medically determinable disability as provided by Subchapter F, for a child who is an adult with a medically determinable disability

  amended

• Section 154.004(c), Family Code

  (1) (2) → : (1) (A) (B) ; or (2) an order for the support of a child who is an adult with a medically determinable disability

  amended

• Section 154.015(c), Family Code

  a disabled child under 18 years of age or disabled child → with a medically determinable disability

  amended

• Section 154.016(b), Family Code

  a disabled child under 18 years of age or disabled child → with a medically determinable disability

  amended

• A MINOR OR DISABLED CHILD → FINANCIAL WITH MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE DISABILITY

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• Section 154.301, Family Code

  child a child "Child" means a son or daughter of any age → an individual "Disability" means: (A) the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or that has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; and (B) the impairment described by Paragraph (A) is of such severity that the adult: (i) is unable to do work previously performed by the adult; and (ii) considering the adult's age, education, skills, and work experience, is unable to engage in any other kind of substantial gainful work that exists in the national economy. (3) "Personal supervision" means guidance and instruction by someone who is physically present and in such proximity that visual contact can be maintained and immediate assistance given when required. (4) "Substantial" means ample or sustaining

  amended

• Section 154.302, Family Code

  DISABLED CHILD a child an indefinite may (1) child, because of a mental or physical disability will not be capable of self-support (2) , or the cause of the disability is known to exist, of the child child child child a child who is 18 years of age or older child child This subsection does not apply in a Title IV-D case. → FINANCIAL ADULT WITH MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE DISABILITY : (1) of an adult financial the adult until the adult reaches 21 years of age or a of three years if the adult is 21 years of age or older; (2) identifies competent evidence in the record, including medical evidence, and (A) adult: (i) has a medically determinable disability and ; (ii) considering the adult's age, education, skills, and work experience, cannot engage in any kind of substantial gainful work (B) medically determinable adult's (a-1) A court must order a medical examination of the adult under Rule 204, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, before making a finding of a medically determinable disability under Subsection (a). The court shall order both parents to share the cost of the medical examination equally. financial adult adult financial adult an adult financial The court shall order that the financial support payable to a recipient under this subsection be paid directly to the recipient and may not order the financial support be paid to the state disbursement unit. financial medically determinable financial financial financial (d) An appeal of the final judgment is an accelerated appeal and must be decided by a court of appeals not later than the 180th day after the date a notice of appeal is filed. (e) Notwithstanding Section 231.101 or any other law, payment of financial support ordered under this section may not be enforced by the Title IV-D agency.

  amended

• Section 154.303, Family Code

  child child child child is 18 years of age or older; (B) a mental (C) child's the child, if the child is 18 years of age or older , except for an assignment made to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104 or in the provision of child support enforcement services under Section 159.307 → adult adult adult, adult an intellectual (B) adult's adult

  amended

• Section 154.305, Family Code

  child child → adult adult

  amended

• Section 154.306, Family Code

  AFTER AGE 18 a child's child child adult child's mental child child child child → FINANCIAL FOR ADULT WITH MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE DISABILITY financial an adult's financial financial adult adult's intellectual

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• Section 154.307, Family Code

  child → , TERMINATION, (a) financial adult , except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, (b) Either parent may file a motion for termination of an order for support for an indefinite period rendered under this subchapter as it existed before September 1, 2025, if the adult who is the subject of the order has attained a postsecondary education, acquired skills to be gainfully employed, has an employment history of more than six months, is able to perform living functions on the adult's own, does not receive continuous medical treatment for a disability, or does not require substantial care and personal supervision. The court shall make a determination on the motion by a preponderance of the evidence.

  amended

• Section 154.308, Family Code

  a disabled child a disabled child a disabled child → an adult with a medically determinable disability an adult with a medically determinable disability an adult with a medically determinable disability

  amended

• Section 154.309, Family Code

  DISABLED CHILD disabled child disabled child disabled child disabled child a disabled person who is a child , including proceedings → WITH MEDICALLY DETERMINABLE DISABILITY with a medically determinable disability described by Subsection (a) an adult with a medically determinable disability

  amended

Action History

1. April 28, 2025

   Left pending in subcommittee

2. April 28, 2025

   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

3. April 28, 2025

   Committee substitute considered in s/c

4. April 28, 2025

   Considered by s/c in public hearing

5. April 28, 2025

   Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

6. April 03, 2025

   Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker

7. April 03, 2025

   Read first time

8. March 12, 2025

   Filed

Sponsors

• Jr. Harold V. Dutton · Primary

Subjects