House Study Bill 3 



                                   HOUSE FILE       
                                   BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                        JUDICIARY BILL BY
                                        CHAIRPERSON SWAIM)


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the payment of costs of reasonable attorney
  2    fees related to certain paternity and adoption proceedings.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1076HC 82
  5 pf/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  600B.26  PAYMENT OF ATTORNEY
  1  2 FEES.
  1  3    In a proceeding to determine custody or visitation, or to
  1  4 modify a paternity, custody, or visitation order under this
  1  5 chapter, the court may award the prevailing party reasonable
  1  6 attorney fees.
  1  7                           EXPLANATION
  1  8    This bill relates to the awarding and allowance of attorney
  1  9 fees related to proceedings involving establishment of
  1 10 paternity, determination of custody and visitation, and
  1 11 modifications of the orders relating to these proceedings and
  1 12 those expenses related to the adoption subsidy program.  The
  1 13 bill provides that in addition to the existing provision which
  1 14 allows for the awarding of the reasonable costs of the suit,
  1 15 including reasonable attorney fees, to the prevailing party in
  1 16 a proceeding to establish paternity, in a proceeding to
  1 17 determine custody or visitation, or to modify a paternity,
  1 18 custody, or visitation order under the chapter relating to
  1 19 paternity and obligation for support, the court may award the
  1 20 prevailing party reasonable attorney fees.
  1 21 LSB 1076HC 82
  1 22 pf:nh/sh/8