IN HB1014

Allows courts to conduct final dissolution of marriage hearings or enter summary dissolution decrees at any time after a petition is filed if a party has been convicted of a crime of domestic violence against the other party or a child in the household.

Requires courts to conduct final hearings or enter summary dissolution decrees "as soon as practicable" when a domestic violence conviction exists, removing the standard 60-day waiting period.

Defines "crime of domestic violence" as an offense involving use of physical force or threatened use of a deadly weapon.

Extends same authority to family law arbitrators, allowing them to enter summary dissolution decrees at any time when domestic violence conviction criteria are met.

Effective July 1, 2014.