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CS/CS/HB 549: Dissolution of Marriage

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Workman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Hooper

Dissolution of Marriage; Revises factors for alimony; requires certain written findings; revises provisions relating to protection of awards; revises provisions for durational alimony; redesignates permanent alimony as long-term alimony & revises provisions relating to award; requires written findings regarding incomes & standard of living of parties after dissolution; provides that increase in obligor's income may not be considered permanent in nature until it has been maintained for specified period; provides attorney fees & costs if obligee unnecessarily or unreasonably litigates petition for modification or termination of award; revises provisions relating to effect of supportive relationship; prohibits court from reserving jurisdiction to reinstate alimony; provides that income & assets of obligor's spouse or person with whom obligor resides may not be considered in redetermination in modification action; provides that if court orders alimony concurrent with child support, alimony may not be modified due to later modification or termination of child support; provides that attaining retirement age is substantial change; provides factors in determining whether obligor's retirement is reasonable; requires court to impute income to obligee based on specified analysis & factors; allows separate adjudication of issues in certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Budget (BC)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/2/2011 House • Filed
    11/15/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 56
    11/30/2011 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 12/07/11, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB
    12/7/2011 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -HJ 178
    12/29/2011 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    1/4/2012 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 170
    1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 56
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 168
    2/14/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
    2/16/2012 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 685
    2/20/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 682
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 675
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
    2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 724
    • Amendment(s) adopted (638611) -HJ 725
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 774
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 30 -HJ 774
    2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
    3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 844
    • Referred to Judiciary; Budget; Rules -SJ 844
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/CS/HB 549, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2012 at 6:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 565 (e2) Family Law Porter Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 748 (c1) Dissolution of Marriage Diaz de la Portilla Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Rules
    Location: In committee/council (RC)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2012 2:32 PM House 83 Yeas - 30 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.08 Alimony. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 10 (pdf)
    61.19 Entry of judgment of dissolution of marriage, delay period. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 549, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/20/2012 at 12:32 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 565 (e1) Family Law Porter Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 748 (c1) Dissolution of Marriage Diaz de la Portilla Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Rules
    Location: In committee/council (RC)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    638611 - Amendment
    Remove lines 167-392 and insert:     		Workman 2/21/2012
    1:54 PM     		House: Adopted
    2/22/2012     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.08 Alimony. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 10 (pdf)
    61.19 Entry of judgment of dissolution of marriage, delay period. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 549, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/29/2011 at 2:51 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 565 (c2) Family Law Porter Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 748 (c1) Dissolution of Marriage Diaz de la Portilla Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Rules
    Location: In committee/council (RC)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    941873 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Workman 2/15/2012
    7:02 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/16/2012     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.071 Alimony pendente lite; suit money. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.08 Alimony. Page 3 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 10 (pdf)
    61.19 Entry of judgment of dissolution of marriage, delay period. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • HB 549, Original Filed Version Posted 11/2/2011 at 1:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/29/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 748 Alimony Diaz de la Portilla Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Rules
    Location: In committee/council (RC)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.08 Alimony. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 11 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (2)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2010-199 Section 2 Page 9 (pdf)
    2011-92 Section 80 Page 9 (pdf)

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