Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 33

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  HB 263

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 16

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Anderson, Kelly, McComas, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Child Support Payment Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 264

  Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Deviation from Child Support Guidelines

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 265

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 36

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 266

  Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Actual Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 324

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barnes, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Feldman, Lee, Levy, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Shank, Stein, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Removal of Religious Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 340

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 48

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Burns, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 422

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 238

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Dumais

  Entitled

  Alimony and Child Support - Exemption from Execution on a Judgment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 536

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 242

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, and Rice

  Entitled

  Family Law - Paternity - Dependent Disabled Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 563

  Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Hecht, Jameson, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McComas, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Change of Surname of Child

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 570

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, and James

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Incentives for Teen Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 648

  Status as of February 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McComas, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rice, Schuler, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, and Smigiel

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 653

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 247

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Marriage License Fee - Increase PG 411-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 765

  Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Hecht, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Pena-Melnyk, and Rice

  Entitled

  Domestic Violence - Spousal Privilege - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 774

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Impallaria, Boteler, Costa, Elmore, Kach, J. King, Kipke, McDonough, Shewell, Smigiel, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marriage - Definition and Benefits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 832

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Glenn

  Entitled

  Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 919

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Costa, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Glassman, Haddaway, Jennings, J. King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 968

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 444

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ivey, Anderson, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Dwyer, Elmore, Frank, George, Gilchrist, Howard, Jennings, Kaiser, N. King, Kramer, Krebs, Levi, McComas, McKee, Mizeur, Murphy, Oaks, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Smigiel, Stukes, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker

  Entitled

  Family Law - Post Adoption Support Services Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1176

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Aumann, Branch, Bronrott, Busch, G. Clagett, Conway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Heller, James, Lafferty, Morhaim, Robinson, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1226

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 461

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barnes, Dumais, Hubbard, Montgomery, O'Donnell, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placement Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1277

  Status as of February 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Weir (By Request)

  Entitled

  Family Law - Marital Property - Transfer of Pension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1327

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Bartlett, Benson, Dwyer, McDonough, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Children - Joint Legal Custody and Equal Parenting Time - Preference

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 141

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kramer, Britt, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Madaleno, Munson, Muse, Peters, and Robey

  Entitled

  Adoption - Placement Services for Children in Public Foster Care - State Contracts with Private Licensed Child Placement Agencies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 154

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 15

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Brochin, Jacobs, Muse, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Child Support Enforcement - Child Support Payment Incentive Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 223

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Family Law - Motions for Modification of a Child Support Award - Hearings and Decisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 431

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 153

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Children - Out-of-Home Care Review Boards - Case Reviews

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 503

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 35

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Britt, Conway, Jones, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 533

  Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Britt, Brochin, Frosh, Garagiola, Jacobs, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 564

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Haines, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Dyson, Edwards, Greenip, Hooper, Jacobs, Mooney, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Valid Marriages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 579

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Dyson, Harris, Hooper, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Children with Disabilities - Voluntary Placement Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 679

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Robey, Simonaire, Brochin, Haines, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 686

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 47

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and Kelley

  Entitled

  Drug-Exposed Infants - Methamphetamine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 767

  Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 828

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance