This bill addresses domestic relations. This bill: - defines terms; - provides that a party may bring a petition alleging that another party knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order; - requires a court to sanction a party who knowingly falsified certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order; - addresses make-up parent-time when a parent has been denied parent-time due to the other parent's falsification of certain information for the purpose of obtaining a protective order; - requires a court, under certain circumstances, to consider the fault of the parties when determining:property division in a separate maintenance or divorce action; oralimony; - allows a court to close proceedings and seal court records when fault is at issue in a separate maintenance or divorce action; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 78B-7-102, 81-4-204, 81-4-401, 81-4-406, 81-4-502, 81-9-208