HOUSE BILL 53

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