Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF374: A BILL FOR An Act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding
Status: In committee, March 5, 2025
An Act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.
From the introduced text, February 19, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2620XS (2) dg/jh S.F. Section 1. Section 598.23, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. e. Direct the person found in contempt to pay the reasonable attorney fees incurred by a party as a result of the person's actions constituting contempt. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill allows a court that finds a person has willfully disobeyed a temporary order or final decree in a dissolution of marriage proceeding to direct the person to pay the reasonable attorney fees incurred by a party as a result of the person's actions constituting contempt. LSB 2620XS (2) -1- dg/jh 1/1
Sponsors
- Adrian Dickey (R, 44) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 521 . S.J. 425 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 11:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Rowley, Garrett, and Knox. S.J. 329 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 311 .
Subjects: judgments and decrees, attorneys, domestic relations, civil procedure, dissolution of marriage, contempt, fees
Common questions
- What is SF374?
- SF374 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.
- What does SF374 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to payment of reasonable attorney fees for contempt relative to a dissolution of marriage proceeding.
- What is the status of SF374?
- In committee as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 521 . S.J. 425 . (March 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF374?
- Adrian Dickey (R, 44).
- Where is the official record for SF374?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0374&ga=91
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