Senators advanced a bill May 4 related to support liens and military families in divorce cases.<\/p>\n
LB673, introduced by Norfolk Sen. Mike Flood, would require a court to order a judgment creditor to pay a judgment debtor’s court costs and attorney fees when the judgment creditor has refused, without a good faith reason, to execute a release of the judgment for child support, spousal support or subordination of a lien.<\/p>\n
The bill also would provide procedural protections in custody and visitation cases for military parents who are moving or deploying.<\/p>\n
Flood said the bill was introduced to address cases where noncustodial parents have been current on their support payments but a custodial parent will not sign a lien for reasons other than good faith.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has to be somebody held accountable for not working with the other party,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A Judiciary Committee amendment, among other technical changes, would authorize rather than require courts to order the payment and would extend the military-related provisions to include members of the National Guard.<\/p>\n
The amendment was adopted 39-0 and the bill advanced from general file on a 39-0 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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