0001|                            HOUSE BILL 334
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0002|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                          LARRY A. LARRANAGA
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE; REQUIRING PARTICIPATION IN
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0012|     COUNSELING.
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0014|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0015|          Section 1.  COUNSELING REQUIRED PRIOR TO DISSOLUTION OF
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0016|     MARRIAGE.--
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0017|               A.  In any proceeding for the dissolution of
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0018|     marriage in which a judgment or decree will be entered awarding
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0019|     the custody of a minor, the court shall require that the
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0020|     parties undergo counseling.  Costs for the counseling shall be
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0021|     paid by the parties and may be allocated between the parties as
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0022|     determined by the court.
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0023|               B.  Any deviation from the counseling requirement
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0024|     set forth in Subsection A of this section shall be supported by
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0025|     a written finding in the decree for dissolution of marriage
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0001|     that application of this requirement would be unjust or
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0002|     inappropriate.
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0003|                                                         State of New Mexico
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0004|                      House of Representatives
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0006|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0007|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0010|                                               February 13, 1997
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0013|   Mr. Speaker:
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0014|   
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0015|        Your CONSUMER AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to
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0016|   whom has been referred
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0017|   
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0018|                        HOUSE BILL 334
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0019|                               
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0020|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0021|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0022|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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0023|   
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0024|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0005| <u>                                </u>                             Gary King, Chairman
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0010|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0012|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0014|   The roll call vote was<u> 7 </u> For<u> 0 </u> Against
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0015|   Yes:      7
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0016|             Excused:  Heaton, Rios, Sandel
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0017|             Absent:   None
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0020|   G:\BILLTEXT\BILLW_97\H0334                       State of New Mexico
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0021|                      House of Representatives
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0022|   
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0023|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0024|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0002|                                                   March 3, 1997
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0005|   Mr. Speaker:
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0006|   
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0007|        Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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0008|   
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0009|                        HOUSE BILL 334
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0010|                               
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0011|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0012|   recommendation that it DO PASS.
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0013|   
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0014|                                 Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0020| <u>                                </u>                             Thomas P. Foy, Chairman
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0025|             (Chief Clerk)                       (Chief Clerk)
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0002|                        Date <u>            </u>
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0004|   The roll call vote was<u> 5 </u> For<u> 4 </u> Against
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0005|   Yes:      5
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0006|   No:       Foy, M.P. Garcia, Mallory, Pederson
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0007|             Excused:  King, Rios, Sanchez, Stewart
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0008|             Absent:   None
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