File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 415/98 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rosenberg, McIntosh, Finifter, Turner, Zirkin,
Morhaim, and Menes
- Entitled:
-
Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage
Requiring a party who files a complaint or countercomplaint for an
absolute divorce or annulment to file, under specified circumstances,
an affidavit that states that the affiant has taken all steps solely
within the affiant's control to remove all religious barriers to
remarriage by the other party to the marriage; and prohibiting a
court, if an affidavit is requested, from issuing a decree for an
absolute divorce or annulment until the affidavit is filed.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/27
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Special Order next session (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
- Special Order 3/31 (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
- 3/29
- Recommit to Committee Judiciary (Delegate Vallario)
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
- Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
- Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
- Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
- Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANNULMENT -see also- DIVORCE
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- MARRIAGE -see also- ANNULMENT; DIVORCE
- PENALTIES
- RELIGION -see also- CHURCHES
- WOMEN
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
7-104.1
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 512702/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 27, 1999 at:
1:04 p.m. Status: Adopted
