Opinion No.

Honorable Bob Bush Chairman Committee on the Judiciary Texas House of Representatives P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78769

Re: Whether House Bill No. 1169, 68th Legislature requires a minor child to have a social security number prior to the issuance of a decree in a child support suit

Dear Representative Bush:

House Bill No. 1169, Acts 1983, 68th Leg., ch. 424, § 5, at 2346 amended section 11.15 of the Family Code by adding subsection (b). Section 11.15 of the Family Code reads as follows:(b) A decree in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship, in which any person is ordered to pay child…