89R14785 KRM-F     By: Dutton H.B. No. 4035       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requirements for certain orders and judgments rendered   in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 105.006, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (i) and amending Subsection   (f) to read as follows:          (c-1)  Except as provided by Subsection (c-2), if a court   renders an order under Subsection (c) prohibiting the disclosure of   a party's information, the court shall require that the party   provide to the court, for inclusion in the final order, an e-mail   address at which the party may receive:                (1)  notice and service of process of subsequent   motions, petitions, or other legal pleadings using the electronic   filing system established under Section 72.031, Government Code;   and                (2)  other legal documents or required notices.          (c-2)  If the court finds that requiring a party to provide   an e-mail address under Subsection (c-1) is likely to endanger the   safety of the party, the court may not require the party to provide   the e-mail address under that subsection.          (f)  Except for an action in which contempt is sought, in any   subsequent child support modification or enforcement action, the   court may, on a showing that diligent effort has been made to   determine the location of a party, consider due process   requirements for notice and service of process to be met with   respect to that party on delivery of written notice to the most   recent residence address, e-mail address, or address of employment   filed by that party with the court and the state case registry.          (i)  The clerk may send orders, notices, and other documents   relating to a final order to which this section applies to the   e-mail address provided by a party under this section using the   electronic filing system established under Section 72.031,   Government Code.          SECTION 2.  Section 106.002, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  In rendering a judgment for attorney's fees or expenses   under this section, the court shall render the judgment separate   from any judgment confirming the amount of arrearages under Section   157.263.          SECTION 3.  Section 157.167, Family Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:          (a-1)  In rendering a judgment for attorney's fees and court   costs under Subsection (a), the court shall render the judgment   separate from any judgment confirming the amount of arrearages   under Section 157.263.          SECTION 4.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to a   suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a   trial court on the effective date of this Act or that is filed on or   after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.