SB 1832 (2020) -  Dissolution of Marriage

General Bill by Stargel (CO-SPONSORS) Hooper
Dissolution of Marriage: Requiring the court to prioritize certain forms of alimony; deleting a provision authorizing the court to consider the adultery of either spouse in determining the amount of alimony; providing that the party seeking alimony has the burden of proving certain elements; prohibiting an award of rehabilitative alimony from exceeding specified timeframes; specifying what constitutes the length of a marriage for the purpose of determining durational alimony, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Judiciary on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 843 Subject: Dissolution of Marriage Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 178 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 178 Time: 01/17/2020 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/13/2020 - 7:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
61.08 CS/CS/HB 843
61.13 CS/CS/HB 843, HB 965, SB 1648
61.14 CS/CS/HB 843
61.19 CS/CS/HB 843