Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding
Sponsored by Sen. Adrian Dickey (R)
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: SF 521
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 20, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 521
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 521 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 521 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If someone intentionally breaks a court order during a divorce, a judge can order them to pay for the other person's lawyer fees. This rule applies to people who refuse to follow temporary or final decisions made by the court.1
Read the official explanation
This bill allows a court that finds a person has willfully disobeyed a temporary order or final decree in a dissolution of marriage proceeding to direct the person to pay the reasonable attorney fees incurred by a party as a result of the person’s actions constituting contempt.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 20, 2025. On March 3, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: March 27, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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