FL H0549 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 9 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-09 - Died in Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Revises factors for alimony; requires certain written findings; revises provisions relating to protection of awards; revises provisions for durational alimony; redesignates permanent alimony as long-term alimony & revises provisions relating to award; requires written findings regarding incomes & standard of living of parties after dissolution; provides that increase in obligor's income may not be considered permanent in nature until it has been maintained for specified period; provides attorney fees & costs if obligee unnecessarily or unreasonably litigates petition for modification or termination of award; revises provisions relating to effect of supportive relationship; prohibits court from reserving jurisdiction to reinstate alimony; provides that income & assets of obligor's spouse or person with whom obligor resides may not be considered in redetermination in modification action; provides that if court orders alimony concurrent with child support, alimony may not be modified due to later modification or termination of child support; provides that attaining retirement age is substantial change; provides factors in determining whether obligor's retirement is reasonable; requires court to impute income to obligee based on specified analysis & factors; allows separate adjudication of issues in certain circumstances.
Title
Dissolution of Marriage
Sponsors
House Civil Justice Subcommittee | Rep. Matt Gaetz [R] | Sen. Ed Hooper [R] | House Judiciary Committee |
Rep. Ritch Workman [R] |
Roll Calls
2012-02-23 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#868 (Y: 83 N: 30 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2012-03-09 | Died in Judiciary | |
2012-03-05 | Referred to Judiciary; Budget; Rules -SJ 844 | |
2012-03-05 | Received -SJ 844 | |
2012-02-24 | In Messages | |
2012-02-23 | CS passed as amended; YEAS 83 NAYS 30 -HJ 774 | |
2012-02-23 | Read 3rd time -HJ 774 | |
2012-02-22 | Placed on 3rd reading | |
2012-02-22 | Read 2nd time -HJ 724 | |
2012-02-20 | Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12 | |
2012-02-20 | Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) | |
2012-02-16 | CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 685 | |
2012-02-14 | On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/16/12, 11:30 am, 404 HOB | |
2012-01-10 | CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 168 | |
2012-01-10 | Introduced -HJ 56 | |
2012-01-04 | Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 170 | |
2011-12-29 | Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) | |
2011-12-07 | CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -HJ 178 | |
2011-11-30 | PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 12/07/11, 1:00 pm, 404 HOB | |
2011-11-15 | Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 56 | |
2011-11-02 | Filed |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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61 | 071 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
61 | 08 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
61 | 14 | Amended Code | See Bill Text | |
61 | 19 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |