File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 18/96 - JUD
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1346
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Kelley, Trotter, Lawlah, Teitelbaum, Sfikas, Conway, Hughes,
Boozer, Van Hollen, Hollinger, Jimeno, Forehand, and Frosh
- Entitled:
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Courts - Family Division - Establishment
Requiring the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals to establish a
Family Division in specified circuit courts; repealing provisions of
law relating to allowing the establishment of a Family Division and
the continuance of domestic relations masters; requiring either the
transfer of judges from a circuit's general trial division to a Family
Division or the creation of judgeships by judicial certification for a
Family Division; and generally providing for the operation, funding,
and establishment of a Family Division in specified circuit courts.
Senate Action
- 1/31
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/5
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
- Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
- Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
- BALTIMORE CITY
- BALTIMORE COUNTY
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- COURT OF APPEALS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- JUDGES
- JURISDICTION
- JUVENILE CAUSES
- MANDATES
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY
- PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
1-504
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)