- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Latest action
- Apr 6, 2020
What it does
Civil actions; determination of indigency.Sets out the factors to be considered by the court in its determinationof a person's indigency for the purpose of determining inabilityto pay fees or costs in a civil action. The bill also provides thata person is presumed unable to pay if he is a current recipient ofa state or federally funded public assistance program or he is representedby a legal aid society. The bill provides that the presumption isrebuttable except in the case of a no-fault divorce.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
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The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
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Where it goes next
It is law in Virginia. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.