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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 25

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  HB 397

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 400

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multifamily Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 438

  Status as of March 1, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 2

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Busch, Cardin, Carr, Clagett, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 459

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston and Vallario

  Entitled

  Task Force to Study Joint Custody of Children

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 474

  Status as of February 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Jameson, Kach, K. Kelly, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Minnick, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stukes, Szeliga, Vitale, Weir, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 485

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 673

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Dumais, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 699

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 80

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barkley, Carr, Kaiser, Kramer, Luedtke, A. Miller, Reznik, S. Robinson, Simmons, Zucker, Barve, Bobo, Boteler, Frick, George, Glass, Howard, Ivey, Myers, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, Summers, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Home Visiting Accountability Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 719

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Glenn, Hubbard, Jones, Kipke, Lee, McIntosh, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Adoption - Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact, and Reunion Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 728

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dwyer

  Entitled

  Maryland Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 761

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 834

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 397

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Alternative Response

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 873

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 986

  Status as of March 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston, Arora, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Carter, Davis, DeBoy, Dumais, Eckardt, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Guzzone, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, James, Kaiser, A. Kelly, McDermott, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, B. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, V. Turner, Valentino-Smith, Vaughn, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Age of Majority - Postsecondary Education

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1010

  Status as of March 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McConkey and Vitale

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support - Definition of Actual Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1165

  Status as of February 10, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, McComas, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Carter, Clippinger, Cluster, Conaway, Hough, K. Kelly, Lee, McDermott, Mitchell, Simmons, Smigiel, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Commission on Child Custody Decision Making

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1441

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale and Ready

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  SB 241

  Status as of January 24, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Raskin, Robey, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 334

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 481

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Interim Custody or Visitation Order

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 508

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kelley

  Entitled

  Assisted Reproduction Agreements - Court Approval, Notice, and Required Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 566

  Status as of April 10, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 79

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Benson, Colburn, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, McFadden, Middleton, Montgomery, Muse, Pugh, Ramirez, and Young

  Entitled

  Home Visiting Accountability Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 620

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  Family Law - Support Enforcement - Definition of Earnings

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 709

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 774

  Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Young

  Entitled

  Family Law - Petition for Termination of Parental Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings