File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 86/06
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 415
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Forehand, Britt, Conway, Jones, and Pugh
- Entitled:
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Family Law - Protective Orders - Burden of Persuasion
Changing the standard of proof, from clear and convincing evidence to
a preponderance of the evidence, by which a judge in a protective
order hearing must find that abuse occurred before the judge may enter
a final protective order.
Senate Action
- 2/2
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/13
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
- Domestic Violence -see also- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Evidence
- Protection Orders
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
4-506
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
