BILL · 1991–92 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5707
SB 5707: Written marriage contracts
Creating a written marriage contract that allows dissolution only on a showing of fault by one party.
Summary
- Written marriage contracts are established by statute, as one approach to fault-based dissolution. Violation of the terms of the contract is intended to be judicially enforceable, and the questions of fault may be submitted to jury trial at the request of either party.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5707), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedFeb 15, 1991
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Ellen Craswell (R-23)
- Introduced
- February 15, 1991 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 1992
- Companion bill
- HB 1403
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
- Versions
- SB 5707, SSB 5707
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Ellen Craswell (R-23)
3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5707 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5707 (2025–26) Subscriber emails/PRA
- SB 5707 (2023–24) Housing court pilot program
- SB 5707 (2021–22) Traffic safety cameras
- SB 5707 (2019–20) Work without regular payment
- SB 5707 (2017–18) I-405 toll lanes replacement
- SB 5707 (2015–16) Prevailing wage requirements
- SB 5707 (2013–14) Net metering of electricity
- SB 5707 (2011–12) Emergency vehicles/fuel use