BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

SB 5017: Guardianship costs and fees

Allocating guardianship fees and costs to substantially prevailing party.

Summary

  • After a court determines that an incapacitated person or his or her estate could benefit from mediation, the court is directed to allocate the cost of the mediation to the substantially prevailing party, if any. If there is no substantially prevailing party, each party will pay its own costs and attorneys' fees.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5017), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2007
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ken Jacobsen (D-46)
Introduced
January 8, 2007 in the Senate
Last action
January 14, 2008

AN ACT Relating to guardianship fees and costs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ken Jacobsen (D-46)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

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

History

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

SB 5017 in other sessions

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