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2015 SESSION
SB 1318 Application of foreign law in Virginia courts; domestic relations.
Introduced by: Stephen H. Martin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Application of foreign law in Virginia courts; domestic relations. Provides that if a court, administrative agency, arbitrator, mediator, or other adjudicative or enforcement authority in a domestic relations matter bases its ruling or decision on the application of foreign law, and such ruling or decision violates an individual's fundamental constitutional rights, then such decision is void as violative of the public policy of the Commonwealth. The bill also provides that a provision in a contract or other agreement at issue in a domestic relations matter requiring the application of foreign law or requiring that disputes be decided in a foreign forum or venue is unenforceable if the enforcement of such provision would violate an individual's fundamental constitutional rights unless such individual voluntarily agreed to limit or waive such rights.
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HISTORY
- 01/14/15 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 15100155D
- 01/14/15 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/15 Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)