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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 28

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  HB 10

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali and Dumais

  Entitled

  Unattended Child Protection Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 410

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Delegates G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Barve, Benson, Bobo, DeBoy, Elmore, Haddaway, Hecht, Heller, Kullen, Levy, McDonough, Montgomery, Robinson, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stifler, Stocksdale, Ali, Dumais, and Shank

  Entitled

  Crimes - Child Endangerment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 500

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, V. Clagett, DeBoy, Doory, Eckardt, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Mathias, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Stein, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 570

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Civil Unions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 593

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Juvenile Services)

  Entitled

  Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision and Delinquency Proceedings - Permanency Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 631

  Status as of January 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pendergrass, Ali, Guzzone, Montgomery, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Family Law - Change Term "Marriage" to "Civil Marriage"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 675

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King, Bromwell, Costa, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Love, Manno, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Ross, Schuler, Sophocleus, Tarrant, and Walker

  Entitled

  Criminal Law - Child Abduction by Relative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 786

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 522

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Maryland Uniform Interstate Family Support Act - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 803

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Aumann, Branch, Bronrott, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Eckardt, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hecht, Heller, Hubbard, James, Lafferty, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Robinson, Rudolph, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Weldon, and Wood

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 848

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Schuler

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Partnerships

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1112

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Civil Unions - Establishment, Rights, and Responsibilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1147

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, McComas, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Haddaway, Jones, Kelly, Lee, Myers, Smigiel, Valderrama, Vallario, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody Determinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1174

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais and Doory

  Entitled

  Domestic Partnerships - Establishment and Rules of Interpretation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1325

  Status as of April 5, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Beidle, Bronrott, Carr, Elmore, Lee, Mizeur, O'Donnell, Simmons, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody Determinations - Prohibition Against Consideration of Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1327

  Status as of February 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Waldstreicher and Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Monitoring of Abusers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1345

  Status as of February 8, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Burns, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, George, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, King, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stifler, Stocksdale, Stull, Walkup, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1363

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murphy, Glenn, Hucker, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Social Services Administration - Kinship Care Navigator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1605

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Bates, Beitzel, Carter, Dwyer, Eckardt, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Myers, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Divorce - Mutual Consent Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1618

  Status as of April 2, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Appropriations Committee

  Entitled

  Unpaid Child Support - Liens Against Monetary Awards Owed to Child Support Obligors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 168

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Mooney, Muse, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Family Law - Covenant Marriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 169

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Colburn, Haines, Harris, Mooney, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 385

  Status as of March 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Greenip, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange, Forehand, Harris, Jacobs, Kittleman, Lenett, Stoltzfus, and Stone

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Parental Rights - Child Conceived as the Result of Rape

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 453

  Status as of February 1, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kasemeyer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Foster Care - Payment Rates

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 516

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Garagiola, Jacobs, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Stoltzfus, Stone, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Family Law - Denial of Paternity, Custody, and Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 551

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 190

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Children in Need of Assistance - Custody Determinations - Prohibition Against Consideration of Disabilities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 609

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Simonaire

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Change of Child's Permanent Residence

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 632

  Status as of March 24, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jacobs, Forehand, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Kramer, McFadden, Munson, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Social Services Administration - Children Subject to Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect - Identification and Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 689

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Family Law - Domestic Partnerships

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings