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2001 SESSION
HB 1972 Pendente lite orders in divorce proceedings.
Introduced by: Roger J. McClure | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Pendente lite orders. Allows court to order that all marital property remains intact to the maximum extent feasible and states that neither party shall be given an advantage or placed at a disadvantage for parenting arrangements. The bill also provides that if requested by either party at a hearing, the court shall provide substantially equal access to the minor children to both parents unless the court finds that such a parenting arrangement would be detrimental to the children. The burden of proving detriment is on the party objecting the parenting arrangement.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/01 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/10/01 014631404
- 01/10/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/01 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
- 02/04/01 House: Tabled in Courts of Justice (18-Y 4-N)