File Code: Family Law
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates O'Donnell, Burns, Ross, and Zirkin
- Entitled:
-
Children - Joint Legal Custody and Equal Parenting Time - Preference
Requiring a court in initial or permanent child custody proceedings
involving the parents of a child to first consider an award of joint
legal custody and physical custody of the child for approximately
equal periods of time for each parent; requiring a court to make a
written finding or specific finding on the record if the court does
not make such an award; and providing that the Act does not preclude
the court's consideration of other provisions of the law.
House Action
- 3/3
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/7
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 3/6
- Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Anthony J. O'Donnell, District 29C
- Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
- Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
- Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD CUSTODY
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
9-107
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
