File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Montague
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Divorce - Grounds
Repealing provisions of law related to limited divorces and absolute
divorces; providing a sole ground of divorce based on the separation
of the parties for a 6-month period of time; shortening the time
period to 6 months before a person may apply for a divorce if the
grounds occurred outside the State; applying the Act to complaints for
divorce filed on or after October 1, 1996; and generally relating to
grounds for divorce.
House Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/6
- Hearing cancelled
- 2/7
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
7-101 ,
7-102 ,
7-102 ,
7-103
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available