HOUSE BILL 179

Sponsored By:

Delegates Menes and Grosfeld

Entitled:

Family Law - Denial of Custody or Visitation - First Degree Murder

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a court, unless good cause for the award of custody or visitation is shown by clear and convincing evidence, from awarding custody of a child or visitation with a child to a parent who has been found guilty by a court of first degree murder of specified persons; and authorizing the court to approve a supervised visitation arrangement if it is in the best interest of the child.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/20

First Reading Judiciary

1/26

Hearing 2/8 at 2:00 p.m.

2/28

Favorable Report by Judiciary

2/29

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/2

Third Reading Passed (134-0)

Senate Action

3/3

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Sponsored by:

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE

CHILD CUSTODY

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE -see also- CHILD ABUSE

FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc

MURDER

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law

( 9-101 , 9-101.1 , 9-101.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 2, 2000: Third Reading Passed (134-0)