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CS/HB 503: Family Law

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Spano

Family Law; Designates act as "Collaborative Law Process Act"; provides that collaborative law process commences when parties enter into collaborative law participation agreement; prohibits tribunal from ordering party to participate in collaborative law process over party's objection; provides conditions under which collaborative law process concludes, terminates, or continues; provides for confidentiality of communications made during collaborative law process; provides exceptions; provides that specified provisions do not take effect until 30 days after Florida Supreme Court adopts rules of procedure & professional responsibility.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/22/2015 House • Filed
    2/5/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 43
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 43
    3/9/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/11/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/11/2015 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 223
    3/12/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 220
    3/13/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 229
    3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/19/15, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
    3/19/2015 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 284
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 284
    4/27/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/15
    4/28/2015 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 883
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/HB 503, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2015 at 8:22 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 462 Family Law Lee Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.55 Page 2 (pdf)
    61.56 Page 2 (pdf)
    61.57 Page 5 (pdf)
    61.58 Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 503, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2015 at 6:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 462 Family Law Lee Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    884975 - Amendment
    Remove lines 24-34 and insert:     		Spano 3/10/2015
    6:01 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/11/2015     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.55 Page 2 (pdf)
    61.56 Page 2 (pdf)
    61.57 Page 5 (pdf)
    61.58 Page 8 (pdf)

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