H.B. 236
         ALIMONY MODIFICATIONS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 3 February 14, 2012 1:51 PM



Representative Stephen E. Sandstrom proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 4, Lines 108 through 110 :    

             108          [(b)] (c) The court may consider the fault of the parties in determining [alimony.]
             109      whether or not to award alimony
  , as well as the amount and duration       . An alimony award is not considered punitive if it complies

             110      with this subsection.

2.    Page 4, Lines 111 through 113 :    

             111          (d) "Fault" means that one party committed substantiated acts or engaged in
             112      substantiated behavior during the marriage that unilaterally and substantially compromised the
             113      marriage, or unilaterally and substantially harmed the
{   health,   } safety      {   ,   } or financial stability of the


3.    Page 5, Line 151 through Page 6, Line 155 :    

             151          [(h)] (l) Alimony may not be ordered for a duration longer than the number of years
             152      that the marriage existed unless[, at any time prior to termination of alimony,] the court finds:
             153          (i) the payor spouse was at fault in the divorce;
    
  (ii) the recipient spouse refrained from significant employment during the marriage to provide care for the parties' minor children;

    (iii) the parties will still have minor children beyond the number of years the marriage existed;  
or

             154          
{   (ii)   }        (iv)       at any time prior to termination of alimony, extenuating circumstances that justify

             155      the payment of alimony for a longer period of time.

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