File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 92/94 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 659
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hafer and
Ferguson
- Entitled:
-
Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children
Requiring the parties to a divorce action, prior to the granting of a
divorce decree, to attend an educational seminar that is designed to
educate parents about the effects, and to minimize the disruption, of
a divorce on the lives of children; requiring the Court of Appeals of
Maryland to adopt specified rules to implement the Act; specifying
that the seminar may be provided under contract with a public or
private agency; and applying the Act to all divorce actions filed on
or after October 1, 1996.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/22
- Third Reading Passed (45-1)
House Action
- 2/23
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/20
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COURT OF APPEALS
- DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT
- EDUCATION -see also- SCHOOLS-PUBLIC, SPECIAL ED., HIGHER ED.
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION, DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY, JUVENILE CAUSES, YOUTH
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
7-103.2
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 448031/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 20, 1996 at: 10:26
Status: Adopted