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CS/CS/HB 565: Family Law

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Porter

Family Law; Includes value of marital portion of passive appreciation of nonmarital real property in marital assets; revises requirements relating to awarding of durational alimony; revises provisions relating to effect of supportive relationship on alimony; authorizes court to award attorney fees & costs to obligor; provides that fact that obligor has reached reasonable retirement age for his or her profession, has retired, & has no intent to return to work is substantial change in circumstances as matter of law; prohibits separate adjudication of issues in dissolution of marriage case within 180 days after filing without exceptional circumstances; authorizes separate adjudication of issues if case is more than 180 days past; requires separate adjudication of issues, absent showing of irreparable harm, if case is more than 365 days past.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/3/2011 House • Filed
11/15/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 57
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 57
1/13/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/18/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
1/18/2012 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 262
1/24/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 259
1/25/2012 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 281
2/6/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/08/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB --Temporarily deferred
2/14/2012 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
2/16/2012 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -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 712
• Amendment(s) adopted (607357) -HJ 712
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 760
2/24/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 822
2/27/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 846
2/28/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 860
2/29/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 913
3/1/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 973
3/2/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 999
3/5/2012 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 1065
3/6/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1112
• Amendment(s) adopted (471359) -HJ 1112
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 82 NAYS 35 -HJ 1114
3/6/2012 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 903
• Received -SJ 903
3/9/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 1192
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1192
• Substituted for CS/SB 752 -SJ 1193
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1192
• Amendment(s) pending
• Died on Calendar