Second Regular Session
              Sixty-fifth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 06-0498.01 Richard Sweetman     HOUSE BILL 06-1022
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Clapp,
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Judiciary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the ninety-day waiting period preceding
            dissolution of a marriage.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Eliminates the mandatory 90-day waiting period before which a
       court may enter a decree of dissolution of marriage.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  14-10-106 (1) (a), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       amended to read:
            14-10-106.  Dissolution of marriage - legal separation. 
       (1) (a)  The district court shall enter a decree of dissolution of marriage
       when:
            (I)  The court finds that one of the parties has been domiciled in
       this state for ninety days next preceding the commencement of the
       proceeding; and
            (II)  The court finds that the marriage is irretrievably broken. and
            (III)  The court finds that ninety days or more have elapsed since
       it acquired jurisdiction over the respondent either as the result of process
       pursuant to rule 4 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure or as the result
       of the act of the respondent in joining as copetitioner in the petition or in
       entering an appearance in any other manner.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date.  This act shall take effect at 12:01
       a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after
       final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting
       a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
       constitution (August 9, 2006, if adjournment sine die is on May 10,
       2006); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an
       item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,
       section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of
       the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the
       governor.