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AL SB208
Bill
Status
3/10/2015
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
SB 208 Summary
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Court must grant a divorce within 30 days of filing the complaint instead of waiting until after 30 days have expired.
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Divorce judgment takes effect immediately and separately from other marital issues such as property division and child custody, which can be decided at a later date.
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Divorce can be granted without a hearing, with irretrievable breakdown of the marriage as the grounds.
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Remarriage restriction reduced from 60 days to 30 days after the divorce judgment is entered.
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Appeals filed within 42 days of divorce being granted apply only to trial issues and do not stay the granting of the divorce.
Legislative Description
Divorce, court granting divorce witihin 30 days allowed, divorce and other marital issues, separated, divorce without hearing, granted, restriction on remarrying, decreased to 30 days, appeal filed and affecting divorce, prohibited, Secs. 30-2-8.1, 30-2-10 am'd.
Domestic Relations
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
3/10/2015