CS/HB 503: Family Law
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Spano
Family Law; Designates act as "Collaborative Law Process Act"; provides that collaborative law process commences when parties enter into collaborative law participation agreement; prohibits tribunal from ordering party to participate in collaborative law process over party's objection; provides conditions under which collaborative law process concludes, terminates, or continues; provides for confidentiality of communications made during collaborative law process; provides exceptions; provides that specified provisions do not take effect until 30 days after Florida Supreme Court adopts rules of procedure & professional responsibility.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/5/2015 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 43 |
| 3/3/2015 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 43 |
| 3/9/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/11/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 3/11/2015 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 223 |
| 3/12/2015 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 220 |
| 3/13/2015 | House |
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 229 |
| 3/17/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/19/15, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall |
| 3/19/2015 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 284 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 284 |
| 4/27/2015 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/15 |
| 4/28/2015 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 883 • Died on Calendar |
