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House Study Bill 53

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 598.21, subsection 3, unnumbered
  1  2 paragraph 1, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    Upon every judgment of annulment, dissolution or separate
  1  4 maintenance, the court may grant an order requiring support
  1  5 payments to either party for a.  The order shall be limited or
  1  6 indefinite to a length of time not to exceed ten years, unless
  1  7 the court cites exceptional circumstances and extends the
  1  8 duration of support.  The court may grant an order after
  1  9 considering all of the following:  
  1 10                           EXPLANATION 
  1 11    This bill limits the maximum duration of an order granting
  1 12 support to a party with respect to a judgment of annulment,
  1 13 dissolution, or separate maintenance to 10 years unless the
  1 14 court cites exceptional circumstances and extends the support.
  1 15 Currently, the court may grant such support for a limited or
  1 16 indefinite length of time.  
  1 17 LSB 1918YC 78
  1 18 pf/gg/8
     

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