Maryland Senate Bill 521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-06 - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing a rebuttable presumption in certain child custody proceedings that joint legal custody and joint physical custody for approximately equal periods of time are in the best interests of a child and establishing factors a court may consider when determining the best interests of the child; authorizing the court to award sole custody based on a preponderance of the evidence that a joint custody arrangement is not in the best interests of the child; requiring the court to enter certain factors on the record; etc.

Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Custody

Sen. Nick Charles [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-06	Senate	Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m.
2025-02-06	Senate	Hearing canceled
2025-01-30	Senate	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-24	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB663 (Carry Over) 2024-02-12 - Hearing 2/16 at 10:00 a.m.
HB1505 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-14 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Family Law	9	109	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0521?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0521f.pdf