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2001 SESSION

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(HB1696)

AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

SEN. STOLLE

      strike

        Lien for fees.

      insert

        A.

SEN. REYNOLDS

    Line 18, engrossed, after contracts.

      insert

        In causes of action for annulment or divorce an attorney may not exercise his claim until the divorce judgment is final and all residual disputes regarding marital property are concluded.

SEN. REYNOLDS

    Line 18, engrossed, after contracts.

      insert

        Nothing in this section shall affect the existing law in respect to exemptions from creditor process under federal or state law.

SEN. STOLLE

    Line 19, engrossed, after line 18

      insert

        B. Notwithstanding the provisions in sub-section A, a court in a case of annulment or divorce may, in its discretion, exclude spousal support and child support from the scope of the attorney’s lien.