Over the years, the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas has proposed dozens of updates to the Texas Family Code — the kind of technical, often unglamorous changes that add up to real differences for families. Recent legislative sessions have addressed things like:
- Making it harder for a parent behind on child support to dodge a contempt finding by paying just before a hearing
- Clarifying and broadening grandparents’ standing to seek access to a grandchild
- Allowing certain notices related to possession schedules to be delivered electronically
- Updating the standards for professionals who conduct child-custody evaluations
- Accommodations for parents affected by military deployment to make up lost time with their kids
These changes are proposed and debated every regular legislative session. If you want to know what’s currently pending, the Texas Legislature’s bill-tracking tools at capitol.texas.gov are the best up-to-date source.