H1108B1164A01181 PWK:EJH 06/20/23 #90 A01181
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1108
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE DELOZIER
Printer's No. 1164
Amend Bill, page 1, line 5, by striking out "and,"
Amend Bill, page 1, line 6, by inserting after "property"
; and, in alimony and support, further providing for alimony
pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 22 and 23
Section 4. Section 3702(a) of Title 23 is amended to read:
ยง 3702. Alimony pendente lite, counsel fees and expenses.
(a) General rule.--[In proper cases, upon petition, the] The
court may allow a spouse reasonable alimony pendente lite[,] or
spousal support [and reasonable counsel fees and expenses.] upon
determining that the income and resources of the petitioning
spouse are insufficient to provide for that spouse's basic
needs, including the costs of prosecuting or defending the
divorce action. Reasonable counsel fees and expenses may be
allowed pendente lite, and the court shall also have authority
to award exclusive use of the family home or any other dwelling
which is available for use as a residence to either of the
parties pendente lite and to direct that adequate health and
hospitalization insurance coverage be maintained for the
dependent spouse pendente lite. A determination under this
section that alimony pendente lite or spousal support is
warranted shall not be based solely upon any rule of court
specifying presumptive guidelines for the calculation of support
or upon the party's standard of living during the marriage.
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Amend Bill, page 3, line 23, by striking out "4" and
inserting
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