1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 53

File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Delegate Owings (By Request)
Entitled:
Custody - Natural Parents - Confinement in a Correctional Facility

Synopsis:

Authorizing a court to consider the preference of a child at least 6 years of age to continue in the physical custody of the person who had custody of the child during the incarceration of a natural parent of the child.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/18
First Reading Judiciary
1/27
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
2/15
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CHILD CUSTODY
FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; DIVORCE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
PRISONERS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Family Law
( 9-103.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered