SB0428 - Tennessee: Civil Procedure, Divorce, Annulment And Alimony

Companion Bill HB0438. Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - Extends waiting period for irreconcilable differences divorce from 90 to 180 days where parties have minor children under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 4. Fiscal Summary for *SB0428 / HB0438 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0428 / HB0438 This bill revises certain procedures governing divorce and legal separation. This bill lengthens waiting periods for certain irreconcilable differences divorces and establishes waiting periods for certain other divorces. Under present law, bills for divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences must be on file for 60 days before being heard if the parties have no unmarried children under 18 years of age, and must be on file at least 90 days before being heard if the parties have an unmarried [...]

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