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SB 1032 Civil actions; determination of indigency.

Introduced by: Ghazala F. Hashmi | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Civil actions; determination of indigency. Sets out the factors to be considered by the court in its determination of a person's indigency for the purpose of determining inability to pay fees or costs in a civil action. The bill also provides that a person is presumed unable to pay if he is a current recipient of a state or federally funded public assistance program or he is represented by a legal aid society. The bill provides that the presumption is rebuttable except in the case of a no-fault divorce.


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