File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 1204/95 - JUD
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Montague
- Entitled:
-
Family Law - Mediation
Allowing parties to voluntarily submit to mediation of family disputes
concerning divorce, alimony, custody, guardianship, visitation, and
support of a child before a party has filed a petition for a
proceeding regarding the dispute; allowing a court, after a party has
filed a petition and on agreement by the parties, to include in its
order a stipulation that the parties shall submit to mediation for any
future disputes; authorizing the Court of Appeals to adopt rules to
implement the Act; etc.
House Action
- 2/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ALIMONY
- CHILD CUSTODY
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- COURT OF APPEALS
- COURTS - GENERAL
- DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- GUARDIANS
- MEDIATION
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- SUPPORT OF DEPENDENTS -see also- ALIMONY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Family Law
- (
1-201 ,
1-204
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
None available