VA HB1096 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-03 - House: Tabled in Courts of Justice by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Attorney fees; juvenile and domestic relations district courts. Emphasizes that an award of attorney fees and costs made in certain cases in juvenile and domestic relations district court must be reasonable. The bill also provides that such an award may be made as part of a pendente lite or final order or at any other time the matter is pending before the court.

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Title

Attorney fees; awarding of fees to be reasonable in juvenile and domestic relations district courts.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-02-01 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-03 House: Tabled in Courts of Justice by voice vote
2012-02-01 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2012-01-17 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2012-01-11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100152D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161278.19(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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