Bills › 88th General Assembly
HF 2188Died when the session ended · January 30, 2020
Relating to the award of attorney fees in proceedings for modifications of dissolution orders and decrees
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2020
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Current law allows a court to award attorney fees to the prevailing party in a proceeding for the modification of an order or decree for the dissolution of a marriage. This bill provides that a court may only award attorney fees in such actions if the prevailing party demonstrates that the opposing party has acted in bad faith.