Texas HB308 ensures that pregnancy does not delay divorce proceedings and allows for the severing of related parent-child relationship matters.

Texas HB308 amends the Family Code to address suits for dissolution of marriage and related parent-child relationship matters when a party is pregnant. The bill prohibits courts from denying or delaying a divorce decree solely due to a party's pregnancy. It also allows courts to sever related parent-child relationship suits or claims concerning the division of the marital estate if good cause is shown. The changes apply to suits filed on or after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB308 ensures that pregnancy does not delay divorce proceedings and allows for the severing of related parent-child relationship matters.

Texas HB308 amends the Family Code to address suits for dissolution of marriage and related parent-child relationship matters when a party is pregnant. The bill prohibits courts from denying or delaying a divorce decree solely due to a party's pregnancy. It also allows courts to sever related parent-child relationship suits or claims concerning the division of the marital estate if good cause is shown. The changes apply to suits filed on or after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.