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OK HB1548
Bill
Status
2/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Mark McCullough
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AI Summary
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Creates the "Fairness in Fault Act" restricting incompatibility as grounds for divorce when there are minor children, the marriage lasted 10+ years, or either party objects in writing
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Requires each party to pay their own attorney fees and expenses in divorce proceedings, reversing the current discretionary system
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Mandates the at-fault spouse pay the other party's expenses when the court finds by preponderance of evidence that one spouse caused the dissolution through grounds listed in statute (adultery, abandonment, cruelty, etc.)
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Requires unequal property division (25%/75%) when one spouse is found at fault, with the at-fault spouse receiving only one-quarter of marital property
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Effective date of November 1, 2013
Legislative Description
Marriage; dissolution of marriage; restricting the use of incompatibility as a ground for divorce; effective date.
Civil and Criminal Procedure and Courts
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Judiciary
2/5/2013