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  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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