H 4001 General Bill, By Pitts, Hardwick, Goldfinch, Merrill, Burns, Loftis, Bales, Anthony, Gagnon, Gambrell, Lowe, Sandifer, Spires, Whitmire and Willis
Summary: Family Law Arbitration Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA FAMILY LAW ARBITRATION ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 9 TO TITLE 20 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ARBITRATION AS A MEANS OF RESOLVING CERTAIN MATTERS RELATED TO MARITAL SEPARATION AND DIVORCE, CONSISTENT WITH TITLE 20, TITLE 63, AND CHAPTER 48, TITLE 15; TO PROVIDE FOR DEFAULT RULES FOR CONDUCTING ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS; TO ASSURE ACCESS TO THE FAMILY COURTS OF THIS STATE FOR PROCEEDINGS ANCILLARY TO ARBITRATION; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE AWARD OF CERTAIN COSTS AND INTEREST.
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04/16/15	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18)
04/16/15	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 18)
01/20/16	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Horne