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2007 SESSION

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HB 2862 Divorce; assault and battery against family member constitutes immediate grounds.

Introduced by: Brian J. Moran | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Grounds for divorce; family abuse.  Provides that a conviction of either party for assault and battery against a family member or for violating a protective order prohibiting family abuse shall constitute an immediate ground for divorce. Current law provides that a conviction for a felony where the convicted party is sentenced to confinement for more than one year constitutes an immediate ground for divorce.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074794424  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 074794424
• 01/10/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 02/06/07  House: Left in Courts of Justice