87R16573 MLH-F     By: Neave H.B. No. 3962     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3962:     By:  Talarico C.S.H.B. No. 3962       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the powers and duties of a domestic relations office.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 203.004(a), Family Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (a)  A domestic relations office may:                (1)  collect and disburse child support payments that   are ordered by a court to be paid through a domestic relations   registry;                (2)  maintain records of payments and disbursements   made under Subdivision (1);                (3)  file a suit under this title, including a suit to:                      (A)  establish paternity; and                      (B)  modify, clarify, or enforce a court order for   child support or for possession of and access to a child; [and                      [(C)  modify or clarify an existing child support   order;]                (4)  provide an informal forum in which alternative   dispute resolution is used to resolve disputes under this code;                (5)  prepare a court-ordered child custody evaluation   or adoption evaluation under Chapter 107;                (6)  represent a child as an amicus attorney, an   attorney ad litem, or a guardian ad litem in a suit in which:                      (A)  termination of the parent-child relationship   is sought; or                      (B)  conservatorship of or access to a child is   contested;                (7)  serve as a friend of the court;                (8)  provide predivorce counseling ordered by a court;                (9)  provide community supervision services under   Chapter 157;                (10)  provide information to assist a party in   understanding, complying with, or enforcing the party's duties and   obligations under this title [Subdivision (3)];                (11)  provide, directly or through a contract,   visitation services, including supervision of court-ordered   visitation, visitation exchange, or other similar services;                (12)  issue an administrative writ of withholding under   Subchapter F, Chapter 158; and                (13)  provide parenting coordinator services under   Chapter 153.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.