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ACT No. 604
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 834
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Civil Code Article 103.1(1)(c) and (2), relative to judgments of2
divorce; to provide relative to a protective order; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. Civil Code Article 103.1(1)(c) and (2) are hereby amended and reenacted5
to read as follows: 6
Art. 103.1. Judgment of divorce; time periods7
The requisite periods of time, in accordance with Articles 102 and 103 shall8
be as follows:9
(1) One hundred eighty days:10
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(c) If, after a contradictory hearing or consent decree, a protective order or12
an injunction has been issued, in accordance with law, against the other spouse to13
protect the spouse seeking the divorce or a child of one of the spouses from abuse.14
and is in effect at the time the petition for divorce is filed.15
(2) Three hundred sixty-five days when there are minor children of the16
marriage at the time the rule to show cause is filed in accordance with Article 10217
or a petition is filed in accordance with Article 103.18
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not19
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature20
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If21 ENROLLEDHB NO. 834
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: