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

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32

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  HB 55

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barnes, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Ivey, Lee, Summers, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 139

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Waiver of Reunification Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 175

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Barnes, Mitchell, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Barkley, Bobo, Bromwell, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Clippinger, Conaway, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, McHale, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mizeur, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 255

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 326

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Adoption Search, Contact, and Reunion Services - Siblings of Minors in Out-of-Home Placement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 256

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Local Departments of Social Services - Access to Records of Certain Adoptees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 304

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stocksdale, Bates, Elliott, Frank, George, Holmes, McComas, and Ready

  Entitled

  Family Law - Termination of Alimony - Cohabitation of Recipient

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 402

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 424

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 403

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 422

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Adjusted Actual Income - Multi-Family Adjustment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 423

  Status as of March 14, 2011: 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 424

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Age of Majority - Orders Issued Prior to 2002

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 427

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Child Care Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 635

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Child Support - Extraordinary Medical Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 770

  Status as of March 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Barkley, Reznik, Simmons, Valderrama, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 816

  Status as of February 10, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody Determinations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 840

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 604

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Children, Office for)

  Entitled

  Children, Youth, and Families - Services to Children with Special Needs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 876

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 144

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Family Law - Single Parent Services - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 963

  Status as of February 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dwyer, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Burns, Cluster, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hough, Impallaria, Kach, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Szeliga, Vitale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Maryland's Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1019

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Reasonable Corporal Punishment - Definition and Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1037

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Dumais

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grandparent Visitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1052

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Cluster, K. Kelly, McComas, McDermott, Niemann, Oaks, and Washington

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Visitation Rights of Noncustodial Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1132

  Status as of February 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Alston, Cluster, Conaway, Dwyer, Hough, Howard, K. Kelly, Kramer, McComas, McDermott, Niemann, Oaks, Simmons, Smigiel, Summers, Washington, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children's Civil Rights - Equal Parenting Time

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1245

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 618

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Recordation Tax and State Transfer Tax - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1272

  Status as of February 24, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Alston, Braveboy, Cane, Cullison, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Holmes, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, McIntosh, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, S. Robinson, Ross, Smigiel, Summers, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, and Washington

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  SB 116

  Status as of March 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Recommit to Committee Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Madaleno, Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Pinsky, Pugh, Ramirez, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Civil Marriage Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 139

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 423

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Grounds for Absolute Divorce

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 193

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brochin and Raskin

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Required Mediation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 594

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Child Abuse and Neglect - Reasonable Corporal Punishment - Definition and Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 814

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Shank

  Entitled

  Family Law - Divorce - Ownership of a Pet

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 908

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Family Law - Child Custody - Visitation Rights of Noncustodial Parents

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 909

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Family Law - Children's Civil Rights - Equal Parenting Time

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 966

  Status as of March 10, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Benson

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings