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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

SB 5269: Divorce & legal separation

Requiring a family court arbitrator in certain dissolution, separation, or invalidity actions.

Summary

  • Provides that, in any proceeding for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or a declaration of invalidity, where there are no children of the marriage dependent on either spouse, the court shall not enter any order pertaining to temporary or permanent maintenance or division of property until the court has received the report under this act.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Bob McCaslin (R-4)
Introduced
January 17, 2001 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2002

AN ACT Relating to conditions for orders for temporary or permanent maintenance or division of property in certain proceedings for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Bob McCaslin (R-4)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Shirley Winsley R-28

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5269 in other sessions

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