History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Divorce; equitable distribution of marital property.
| 1 | 01/18/99 | (S) | Referred To Judiciary | |
| 2 | 02/02/99 | (S) | Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| 3/5ths vote required | No |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: Blackmon
Additional Authors: Johnson (19th), Canon, Thames, Hawks, Burton, Gollott, Walls
Title: AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 93-5-22, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS ACQUIRED OR ACCUMULATED, AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIABILITIES INCURRED, DURING THE COURSE OF A MARRIAGE; TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; TO CREATE A PRESUMPTION OF EQUAL DISTRIBUTION; TO PROVIDE FOR UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION WHEN CERTAIN RELEVANT FACTORS EXIST; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS OF MARITAL AND NONMARITAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES; TO MAKE CERTAIN PROVISIONS CONCERNING LUMP SUM ALIMONY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT'S ORDER OF DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS SHALL HAVE THE EFFECT OF A CONVEYANCE; TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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