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HB 1397 Divorce; evidence by affidavit.

Introduced by: James A. "Jay" Leftwich | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Divorce; evidence by affidavit. Provides that if a party has filed for divorce on fault grounds and moves pursuant to § 20-121.02 for a divorce on no-fault grounds without amending the pleadings, the party may submit to the court an affidavit in support of such no-fault grounds. The bill also clarifies that in order to file a divorce or annulment action in the Commonwealth, at least one of the parties to the action must have been for at least six months preceding the filing of the action an actual bona fide resident and domiciliary of the Commonwealth. This bill is a recommendation of the Boyd-Graves Conference.

FULL TEXT

• 12/16/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100274D  pdf
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1397ER)  pdf
• 03/17/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/16/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15100274D
• 12/16/14  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/15  House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
• 01/14/15  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/15  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/15  House: Read first time
• 02/02/15  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/03/15  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/15  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/04/15  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/15  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/15  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Read third time
• 02/16/15  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/15  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/15  House: Enrolled
• 02/19/15  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1397ER)
• 02/19/15  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/20/15  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/23/15  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/23/15
• 02/23/15  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
• 03/17/15  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 315 (effective 7/1/15)
• 03/17/15  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0315)