Divorce; grounds of cruelty, abuse, desertion, or abandonment, waiting period. (SB1776)
Introduced By
Sen. Dick Saslaw (D-Springfield)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Grounds for divorce; cruelty, abuse, desertion, or abandonment; waiting period. Eliminates the one-year waiting period for being decreed a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, reasonable apprehension of bodily hurt, or willful desertion or abandonment by either party. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/18/2019 | Presented and ordered printed 19104459D |
01/18/2019 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/28/2019 | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |