SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1092        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 851

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Richard J. Ross, (BY REQUEST)

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to divorce.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Robert Leclair

369 Franklin Street Wrentham, MA 02093


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1092        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 851

By Mr. Ross (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 851) of Robert LeClair for legislation to prohibit certain activities within the home until a divorce is final and financial and custody issues are resolved.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3532 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act relative to divorce.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 31 of  chapter 208 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

In divorce, separation, or 209A proceedings involving children and a marital home, the party remaining in the home shall not conduct a dating or sexual relationship within the home until a divorce is final and all financial and custody issues are resolved, unless the express permission is granted by the courts.