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Jane's Law
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (2 more) 2/7/2007--Introduced.
Jane's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or a prison term of up to two years on any person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce to evade compliance with a court-ordered property distribution in a divorce proceeding involving... more
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| February 07, 2007 |
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October 17, 2008 Laws for Girls
Janeâs Law, HR 871, is intended to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions. You guessed it: Jane is a woman whose husband absconded with a bunch of property he owed her. Obviously, Jane is a woman, ...
Source: The WashingtonWatch.com Blog
October 25, 2007 Criminal Restitution Proposals in the 110th Congress: Open CRS ...
... H.R. 1692, S. 456, and S. 990 (gang bills); and H.R. 871 (spousal support). Other proposals address a particular aspect of the law such as abatement which limits restitution collection after the defendant's death (S. 149). ...
Source: Open CRS: Recently Added
October 12, 2007 criminal restitution proposals in the 110th congress
... new federal crimes or amend specific existing federal offenses and in doing so include restitution provisions particular to those offenses, eg, hr 880, hr 1582, hr 1692, s. 456, and s. 990 (gang bills); and hr 871 (spousal support). ...
Source: Open CRS: Recently Added
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