Iowa House panel to revisit divorce bill involving inmates
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Members of a House panel say they will revisit a bill that would help a person divorce an imprisoned spouse.
The bill would allow a court to grant the dissolution of a marriage if the person in prison was convicted of a crime against the spouse and is serving time for it. There are exemptions in the bill allowing a court to dissolve the marriage without a hearing.
Judiciary subcommittee members said Wednesday the bill needs language that gives more legal rights to the person in prison. A representative for the Iowa State Bar Association said the bill could be used in a negative way against an inmate.
Rep. Dean Fisher, a Garwin Republican, says he introduced the bill to help domestic abuse victims.
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