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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 598.19A MANDATORY SEMINARS &endash; 1 2 PARENTS OF MINOR CHILDREN. 1 3 1. A decree dissolving the marriage of the parents of a 1 4 minor child shall not be granted until the parents have 1 5 participated in a seminar regarding the effects of dissolution 1 6 of marriage on a minor child. The court shall require the 1 7 parties to participate in a seminar for a period of four 1 8 hours. 1 9 2. A majority of the judges in a judicial district shall 1 10 establish the seminars, in cooperation with the department of 1 11 human services. The seminars shall be scheduled at not more 1 12 than two-week intervals, at locations which are convenient for 1 13 and accessible to the parties to the dissolution. The seminar 1 14 shall include, but is not limited to, information regarding 1 15 the effects of dissolution on a minor child and instructions 1 16 for coping with the effects. 1 17 3. The court shall establish a fee for the seminar which 1 18 reflects the actual cost of the seminar. The fee shall be 1 19 paid in full or in part by the parties as directed by the 1 20 court and shall be taxed as a court cost. 1 21 4. Notwithstanding the requirement of participation in the 1 22 seminar established in this section, a decree may be granted 1 23 prior to fulfillment of the requirement if a party 1 24 demonstrates that the other party refuses to participate in 1 25 the seminar. 1 26 EXPLANATION 1 27 This bill requires that the parents of a minor child 1 28 seeking a dissolution of marriage participate in a seminar 1 29 regarding the effects and means of coping with the effects of 1 30 a dissolution of marriage on a minor child. A majority of the 1 31 judges in a judicial district are required to establish the 1 32 seminars in cooperation with the department of human services. 1 33 The bill requires the court to establish a fee for provision 1 34 of the seminar, which is to be paid in full or in part by the 1 35 parties as a court cost. Notwithstanding the required 2 1 participation of parents of a minor child in the seminar, a 2 2 dissolution of marriage decree may be granted if one party 2 3 demonstrates the refusal of the other party to participate. 2 4 LSB 1805SS 76 2 5 pf/sc/14
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