Introduced Version




HOUSE BILL No. 1955

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 31-17-2-21.6.

Synopsis: Attorney's fees in certain custody disputes. Permits a judge to require a custodial parent who unreasonably interferes with the visitation rights of the noncustodial parent to pay the noncustodial parent's attorney's fees or reimburse the noncustodial parent for any loss of income incurred as a result of the custodial parent's withholding of visitation rights.

Effective: July 1, 2003.



Thompson


    January 23, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.




Introduced

First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1955


    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 31-17-2-21.6; (03)IN1955.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 31-17-2-21.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 21.6. If a custodial parent violates a custody order and unreasonably prohibits the noncustodial parent from exercising visitation rights, a court may order the custodial parent to:
        (1) pay the noncustodial parent's reasonable attorney's fees; or
        (2) reimburse the noncustodial parent for any reasonable loss of income;
incurred as a result of the custodial parent's unreasonable withholding of visitation rights.