HOUSE BILL 1145

Sponsored By:

Delegates Montague and Doory

Entitled:

Divorce - Educational Seminar on Effects on Children

Synopsis:

Authorizing a court to require that parties to specified divorce actions attend an educational seminar on the effects of divorce on their children prior to the granting of a divorce decree; authorizing the Court of Appeals of Maryland to adopt rules to implement the Act; providing that seminar services may be contracted with a public or private agency; clarifying that information obtained from a seminar is not admissible during the action for divorce; etc.

Legislative History

House Action

2/7

First Reading Judiciary

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

2/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

2/25

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/27

Third Reading Passed (117-17)

3/31

House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments

House Requests Senate Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Delegates Montague, Grosfeld, Jacobs

Senate Action

2/28

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/3

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Floor Amendment (Senator Hafer) Adopted (32-15)

Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)

4/5

Senate Refuses to Recede

Conference Committee Appointed ...

Senators Haines, Ferguson, Colburn

Sponsored by:

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COURT OF APPEALS

DIVORCE -see also- ANNULMENT

EDUCATION -see also- PUBLIC SCHOOLS; 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 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 711384/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 25, 1997 at: 10:36 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 142595/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 4, 1997 at: 10:56 Status: Adopted