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Showing posts with label FAST-TRACK DIVORCE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FAST-TRACK DIVORCE. Show all posts

Monday, June 1, 2015

CT STATE LEGISLATURE APPROVES FAST-TRACK DIVORCE!

Special Note:  I probably should have reported on this sooner.  However, it is so frustrating to see a frivolous bill like this pass while Bill #5505 for which there was a vital need was simply ignored.  So I was too busy rolling my eyeballs earlier in the month to post this info.
Ken Dixon of The CT Post reports as follows:
"Childless couples could agree to streamlined, amicable divorce settlements in just a few weeks under a bill approved in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
Currently, the fastest couples can legally split is about 90 days, but under the bill those married for fewer than eight years can have their unions dissolved in 30 days.
The bill passed the House by a 135-12 vote and was previously approved in the Senate. It next heads to the governor for his review. 
The bill would allow a couple to file a joint petition and meet 11 requirements, said Rep. William Tong, D-Stamford, co-chairman of the Judiciary Committee, who explained the legislation..."
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