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39 | 65 | | An Act relating to dissolution of marriage; amending |
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40 | 66 | | 43 O.S. 2021, Section 110, as amended by Section 3, |
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41 | 67 | | Chapter 189, O.S.L. 2024 (43 O.S. Supp. 2024, Section |
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42 | 68 | | 110), which relates to automatic temporary injunction |
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43 | 69 | | and temporary orders; modifying time frame for |
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44 | 70 | | setting hearing for certain temporary orders; and |
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45 | 71 | | declaring an emergency . |
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51 | 77 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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52 | 78 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 43 O.S. 2021, Secti on 110, as |
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53 | 79 | | amended by Section 3, Chapter 189, O.S.L. 2024 (43 O.S. Supp. 2024, |
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54 | 80 | | Section 110), is amended to read as follows: |
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55 | 81 | | Section 110. A. 1. Except as otherwise provided by this |
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56 | 82 | | subsection, upon the filing of a petition for dissolution of |
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57 | 83 | | marriage, annulment of a marriage or legal separation by the |
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58 | 84 | | petitioner and upon personal service of the petition and summons on |
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59 | 85 | | the respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by t he |
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60 | 86 | | respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect |
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61 | 87 | | against both parties pursuant to the provisions of this section: |
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91 | 141 | | without the written cons ent of the other party or an |
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92 | 142 | | order of the court, any marital property, except in |
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93 | 143 | | the usual course of business, for the purpose of |
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94 | 144 | | retaining an attorney for the case or for the |
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95 | 145 | | necessities of life and requiring each party to notify |
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96 | 146 | | the other party of any pr oposed extraordinary |
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97 | 147 | | expenditures and to account to the court for all |
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98 | 148 | | extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction |
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99 | 149 | | is in effect, |
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100 | 150 | | b. restraining the parties from: |
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101 | 151 | | (1) intentionally or knowingly damaging or destroying |
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102 | 152 | | the tangible property of the par ties, or of |
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103 | 153 | | either of them, specifically including, but not |
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104 | 154 | | limited to, any electronically stored materials, |
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105 | 155 | | electronic communications, social network data, |
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106 | 156 | | financial records, and any document that |
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107 | 157 | | represents or embodies anything of value, |
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108 | 158 | | (2) making any withdrawal for any purpose from any |
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109 | 159 | | retirement, profit-sharing, pension, death, or |
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110 | 160 | | other employee benefit plan or employee savings |
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111 | 161 | | plan or from any individual retirement account or |
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112 | 162 | | Keogh account, |
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142 | 216 | | insurance policies on either party or their |
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143 | 217 | | children, |
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144 | 218 | | (4) changing or in any manner altering the |
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145 | 219 | | beneficiary designation on any life insurance |
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146 | 220 | | policies on the life of either party or any of |
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147 | 221 | | their children, |
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148 | 222 | | (5) canceling, altering, or in any manner affecting |
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149 | 223 | | any casualty, automobile, or health in surance |
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150 | 224 | | policies insuring the parties ’ property or |
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151 | 225 | | persons, |
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152 | 226 | | (6) opening or diverting mail addressed to the other |
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153 | 227 | | party, and |
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154 | 228 | | (7) signing or endorsing the other party ’s name on |
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155 | 229 | | any negotiable instrument, check, or draft, such |
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156 | 230 | | as tax refunds, insurance payments, and |
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157 | 231 | | dividends, or attempting to negotiate any |
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158 | 232 | | negotiable instruments payable to either party |
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159 | 233 | | without the personal signature of the other |
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160 | 234 | | party, |
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161 | 235 | | c. requiring the parties to ma intain all presently |
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162 | 236 | | existing health, property, life and other insurance |
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163 | 237 | | which the individual is presently carrying on any |
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193 | 291 | | employer-provided health insur ance currently in |
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194 | 292 | | existence shall remain in full force and effect for |
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195 | 293 | | all family members, |
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196 | 294 | | d. enjoining both parties from molesting or disturbing |
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197 | 295 | | the peace of the other party or of the children to the |
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198 | 296 | | marriage, |
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199 | 297 | | e. restraining both parties from disrupting or |
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200 | 298 | | withdrawing their children from an educational |
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201 | 299 | | facility and programs where th e children historically |
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202 | 300 | | have been enrolled, or day care, |
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203 | 301 | | f. restraining both parties from hiding or secreting |
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204 | 302 | | their children from the other party, |
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205 | 303 | | g. restraining both parties fro m removing the minor |
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206 | 304 | | children of the parties, if any, beyond the |
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207 | 305 | | jurisdiction of the State of Oklahoma, acting directly |
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208 | 306 | | or in concert with others, except for vacations of two |
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209 | 307 | | (2) weeks or less duration, without the prior written |
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210 | 308 | | consent of the other party, which shall not be |
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211 | 309 | | unreasonably withheld, and |
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212 | 310 | | h. requiring, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties |
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213 | 311 | | in writing, the delivery by each party to the other |
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214 | 312 | | within thirty (30) days from the earlier of either the |
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243 | 365 | | initial pleading by the respondent, the following |
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244 | 366 | | documents: |
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245 | 367 | | (1) the federal and state income tax returns of each |
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246 | 368 | | party for the past two (2) years and any |
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247 | 369 | | nonpublic, limited partnership and privately held |
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248 | 370 | | corporate returns for any entity in which ei ther |
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249 | 371 | | party has an interest, together with all |
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250 | 372 | | supporting documentation for the tax returns, |
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251 | 373 | | including but not limited to W -2 forms, 1099 |
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252 | 374 | | forms, K-1 forms, Schedule C and Schedule E. If |
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253 | 375 | | a return is not completed at the time of |
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254 | 376 | | disclosure, the parties shall provide the |
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255 | 377 | | documents necessary to prepare the tax return of |
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256 | 378 | | the party, to include W -2 forms, 1099 forms, K -1 |
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257 | 379 | | forms, copies of extension requests and estimated |
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258 | 380 | | tax payments, |
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259 | 381 | | (2) two (2) months of the most recent pay stubs from |
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260 | 382 | | each employer for whom the p arty worked, |
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261 | 383 | | (3) statements for the past six (6) months for all |
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262 | 384 | | bank accounts held in the name of either party |
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263 | 385 | | individually or jointly, or in the name of |
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264 | 386 | | another person for the benefit of either party, |
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294 | 440 | | (4) documentation regarding the cost and nature of |
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295 | 441 | | available health insurance coverage for the |
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296 | 442 | | benefit of either party or the minor child or |
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297 | 443 | | children of the parties, |
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298 | 444 | | (5) documentation regarding the cost and nature of |
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299 | 445 | | employment or educationally related child care |
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300 | 446 | | expenses incurred for the benefit of the minor |
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301 | 447 | | child or children of the parties, and |
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302 | 448 | | (6) documentation regarding all debts in the name of |
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303 | 449 | | either party individually or jointly, showing the |
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304 | 450 | | most recent balance due and payment terms. |
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305 | 451 | | 2. If either party is not in possession of a document required |
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306 | 452 | | pursuant to subparagraph h of paragraph 1 of this subsection or has |
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307 | 453 | | not been able to obtain the document in a timely fashion, the party |
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308 | 454 | | shall state in verified writing, under t he penalty of perjury, the |
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309 | 455 | | specific document which is not available, the reaso ns the document |
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310 | 456 | | is not available, and what efforts have been made to obtain the |
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311 | 457 | | document. As more information becomes available, there is a |
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312 | 458 | | continuing duty to supplement the dis closures. |
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313 | 459 | | 3. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a party from |
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314 | 460 | | conducting further discovery pursuant to the Oklahoma Discovery |
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315 | 461 | | Code. |
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345 | 515 | | the petition and entitled “Automatic Temporary |
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346 | 516 | | Injunction Notice”. |
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347 | 517 | | b. The automatic temporary injunction notice shall |
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348 | 518 | | contain a provision which will allow the parties to |
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349 | 519 | | waive the automatic temporary injunction. In |
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350 | 520 | | addition, the provision must state that unles s both |
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351 | 521 | | parties have agreed and have signed their names in the |
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352 | 522 | | space provided, that the automatic temporary |
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353 | 523 | | injunction will be effective. Along with the waiver |
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354 | 524 | | provision, the notice shall contain a check box and |
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355 | 525 | | space available for the signatures of the pa rties. |
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356 | 526 | | 5. The automatic temporary injunction shall become an order of |
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357 | 527 | | the court upon fulfillment of the requirements of paragraph 1 of |
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358 | 528 | | this subsection unless and until: |
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359 | 529 | | a. the automatic temporary injunction is waived by the |
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360 | 530 | | parties. Both parties must ind icate on the automatic |
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361 | 531 | | temporary injunction notice in the space provided that |
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362 | 532 | | the parties have both agreed to waive the automatic |
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363 | 533 | | temporary injunction. Each party must sign his or her |
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364 | 534 | | own name on the notice in the space provided, or |
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365 | 535 | | b. a party, no later than three (3) days after service on |
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366 | 536 | | the party, files an objection to the injun ction and |
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395 | 589 | | injunction shall remain in effect until the hearing |
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396 | 590 | | and a judge orders the injunction removed. |
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397 | 591 | | 6. The automatic temporary injunction shall be dissolved upon |
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398 | 592 | | the granting of the dissolution of marriage, final order of legal |
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399 | 593 | | separation or other final order. |
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400 | 594 | | 7. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude either party from |
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401 | 595 | | applying to the court for further temporary orde rs, pursuant to this |
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402 | 596 | | section, an expanded automatic temporary injunction, or m odification |
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403 | 597 | | or revocation thereto. |
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404 | 598 | | 8. a. With regard to an automatic temporary injunction, when |
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405 | 599 | | a petition for dissolution of marriage, annulment of a |
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406 | 600 | | marriage, or a legal separa tion is filed and served, a |
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407 | 601 | | peace officer shall use every reasonable means to |
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408 | 602 | | enforce the injunction which enjoins both parties from |
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409 | 603 | | molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party |
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410 | 604 | | or the children of the marriage against a petitioner |
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411 | 605 | | or respondent, whenever: |
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412 | 606 | | (1) there is exhibited by a respondent or by the |
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413 | 607 | | petitioner to the pea ce officer a copy of the |
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414 | 608 | | petition or summons, with an attached Temporary |
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415 | 609 | | Injunction Notice, duly filed and issued pursuant |
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416 | 610 | | to this section, together with a certified copy |
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417 | 611 | | of the affidavit of service of process or a |
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445 | 663 | | certified copy of the waiver and acceptance of |
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446 | 664 | | service, and |
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447 | 665 | | (2) the peace officer has cause to believe that a |
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448 | 666 | | violation of the automatic temporary injunction |
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449 | 667 | | has occurred. |
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450 | 668 | | b. A peace officer shall not be held civilly or |
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451 | 669 | | criminally liable for his or her action pursuant to |
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452 | 670 | | this paragraph if his or her action is in good faith |
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453 | 671 | | and without malice. |
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454 | 672 | | B. After a petition has been filed in an action for dissolution |
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455 | 673 | | of marriage or legal separation either party may request the cour t |
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456 | 674 | | to issue: |
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457 | 675 | | 1. A temporary order: |
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458 | 676 | | a. regarding child custody, support or visitation, |
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459 | 677 | | b. regarding spousal maintenance, |
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460 | 678 | | c. regarding payment of debt, |
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461 | 679 | | d. regarding possession of property, |
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462 | 680 | | e. regarding attorney fees, and |
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463 | 681 | | f. providing other injunctive relief proper in the |
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464 | 682 | | circumstances. |
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465 | 683 | | All applications for temporary orders shall set f orth the |
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466 | 684 | | factual basis for the application and shall be verified by the party |
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467 | 685 | | seeking relief. The application and a notice of hearing shall be |
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495 | 737 | | served on the other party in any m anner provided for in the Rules of |
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496 | 738 | | Civil Procedure; |
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497 | 739 | | 2. A temporary order. If domestic abuse is not alleged, when |
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498 | 740 | | setting a hearing to enter temporary orders, the court shall conduct |
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499 | 741 | | a substantive hearing and issue a ruling on custody, visitation, |
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500 | 742 | | child support, and other ancillary matters, including property. The |
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501 | 743 | | court shall schedule the hearing to take place within thirty (30) |
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502 | 744 | | days from the date that the application for temporary orders is |
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503 | 745 | | presented to the court for scheduling by the moving party, unles s |
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504 | 746 | | the parties agree in writing to waive this requirement, and said |
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505 | 747 | | agreement is memorialized by an order of the court. The moving |
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506 | 748 | | party shall provide at least five (5) days ’ notice of hearing to the |
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507 | 749 | | nonmoving party; |
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508 | 750 | | 3. A temporary order. In an applicati on for a temporary order, |
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509 | 751 | | any party alleging acts of domestic abuse, as define d by Section 109 |
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510 | 752 | | of this title, against the other party, or the minor child or |
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511 | 753 | | children at issue and either of the following are present: |
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512 | 754 | | a. the moving party has been granted a t emporary or |
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513 | 755 | | permanent order of protection against the other party |
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514 | 756 | | for domestic abuse committed against the moving party |
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515 | 757 | | or the minor child or children at issue, or |
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516 | 758 | | b. the party against whom domestic violence has been |
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517 | 759 | | alleged has been charged in any crimina l proceeding, |
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518 | 760 | | within the past five (5) years, with an act of |
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546 | 812 | | domestic abuse wherein the moving party or a child of |
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547 | 813 | | the party alleging domestic abuse is the victim, |
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548 | 814 | | the court shall set a hearing upon application within ten (10) days |
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549 | 815 | | of filing from the date that the application for a temporary order |
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550 | 816 | | is presented to the court for scheduling by the moving party , with |
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551 | 817 | | the moving party providing five (5) days ’ notice of hearing to the |
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552 | 818 | | nonmoving party unless waived by both parties, and memorialized by |
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553 | 819 | | an order of the court. The court shall conduct a substantive |
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554 | 820 | | hearing and issue a ruling o n custody, visitation, child support, |
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555 | 821 | | and other ancillary matters, including property. The requesting |
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556 | 822 | | party shall attach a certified copy of the emergency protective |
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557 | 823 | | order, probable cause affidavit, or charging information, if |
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558 | 824 | | available, to the temporary orders application; and |
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559 | 825 | | 4. A temporary restraining order. If the court finds on the |
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560 | 826 | | basis of a verified application and testimony of witnesses that |
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561 | 827 | | irreparable harm will result to the moving party, or a child of a |
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562 | 828 | | party if no order is issued before the a dverse party or attorney for |
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563 | 829 | | the adverse party can be heard in opposition, the court may issue a |
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564 | 830 | | temporary restraining order which shall become immediately effective |
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565 | 831 | | and enforceable without requiring notice and opportunity to be heard |
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566 | 832 | | to the other party. Provided, for the purposes of this section, no |
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567 | 833 | | minor child or children temporarily residing in a licensed, |
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568 | 834 | | certified domestic violence shelter in the state shall be removed by |
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569 | 835 | | an ex parte order. If a temporary restraining order is issued |
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597 | 887 | | pursuant to this paragraph, the motion for a temporary order shall |
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598 | 888 | | be set within ten (10) days, but such hearing shall not be heard |
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599 | 889 | | unless five (5) days ’ notice of hearing is given to the other p arty. |
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600 | 890 | | C. Any temporary orders and the automatic temporary injunction, |
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601 | 891 | | or specific terms thereof, may be vacated or modified prior to or in |
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602 | 892 | | conjunction with a final decree on a showing by either party of |
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603 | 893 | | facts necessary for vacation or modification. Tempo rary orders and |
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604 | 894 | | the automatic temporary injunction terminate when the final ju dgment |
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605 | 895 | | on all issues, except attorney fees and costs, is rendered or when |
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606 | 896 | | the action is dismissed. The court may reserve jurisdiction to rule |
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607 | 897 | | on an application for a contempt ci tation for a violation of a |
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608 | 898 | | temporary order or the automatic temporary injunction which is filed |
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609 | 899 | | any time prior to the time the temporary order or injunction |
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610 | 900 | | terminates. |
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611 | 901 | | D. Upon granting a decree of dissolution of marriage, annulment |
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612 | 902 | | of a marriage, or leg al separation, the court may require either |
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613 | 903 | | party to pay such reasonable expen ses of the other as may be just |
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614 | 904 | | and proper under the circumstances. |
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615 | 905 | | E. The court may in its discretion make additional orders |
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616 | 906 | | relative to the expenses of any such subsequent act ions, including |
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617 | 907 | | but not limited to writs of habeas corpus, brought by the parties or |
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618 | 908 | | their attorneys, for the enforcement or modification of any |
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619 | 909 | | interlocutory or final orders in the dissolution of marriage action |
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620 | 910 | | made for the benefit of either party or the ir respective attorneys. |
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