Texas Family Code - Section 201.104. Powers Of Associate Judge

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§ 201.104. POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.  (a) On the motion 
of a party or the associate judge, an associate judge may refer a 
complex case back to the judge for final disposition after the 
associate judge has recommended temporary support.
	(b)  An associate judge may render and sign any order that is 
not a final order on the merits of the case.
	(c)  An associate judge may recommend to the referring court 
any order after a trial on the merits.
	(d)  Only the referring court may hear and render an order on 
a motion for postjudgment relief, including a motion for a new trial 
or to vacate, correct, or reform a judgment.
	(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (d) and subject to Section 
201.1042(g), an associate judge may hear and render an order on:
		(1)  a suit to modify or clarify an existing child 
support order;           
		(2)  a motion to enforce a child support order or revoke 
a respondent's community supervision and suspension of commitment;  
or
		(3)  a respondent's compliance with the conditions 
provided in the associate judge's report for suspension of the 
respondent's commitment.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 20, § 1, eff. April 20, 1995.  
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 556, § 42, eff. Sept. 1, 
1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1023, § 46, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1258, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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