Bill Text: IN SB0017 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Summary dissolution decree.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters [SB0017 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0017-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 31-15-2-13.
Synopsis: Summary dissolution decree. Provides that at least 15 days
after a petition for dissolution of marriage is filed, a court may enter a
summary dissolution decree without holding a hearing if certain
verified pleadings are filed with the court.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections, Criminal, and
Civil Matters.
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(1) a written waiver of final hearing; and
(2) either:
(A) a statement that there are no contested issues in the action; or
(B) a written agreement made in accordance with section 17 of this chapter that settles any contested issues between the parties.
(b) At least fifteen (15) days after a petition is filed in an action for a dissolution of marriage under section 2 of this chapter, a court may enter a summary dissolution decree without holding a
hearing under this chapter if:
(1) the verified pleadings, signed by both parties, required
under subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2) have been filed with the
court; and
(2) a verified pleading that:
(A) is signed by one (1) or both of the parties; and
(B) contains a statement that certain factual circumstances
exist that make reconciliation impossible;
has been filed with the court.