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Senator Deborah Uler urges courts to craft immediate remedies for contempt in divorce cases
Summary
Sen. Deborah Uler told the Judiciary Committee SB 414 would require judges to 'fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of contempt,' aiming to speed enforcement of alimony, child support and other divorce-ordered obligations after multiple constituents reported prolonged nonpayment and delay.
Senator Deborah Uler told the Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 414 is aimed at people left without relief after a divorce because the other party ignored court orders.
"The court shall fashion a remedy that immediately rectifies the cause of contempt," Uler said, recounting three constituents whose post-divorce enforcement proceedings stretched for months or years and led to mounting debts and, in one case, loss of a home.
Uler, who identified herself as representing Senate District 24, framed the measure as a fix…
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