Maryland Senate Bill 663

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-12 - Hearing 2/16 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
2024-02-12	Senate	Hearing 2/16 at 10:00 a.m.
2024-02-12	Senate	Hearing canceled
2024-01-31	Senate	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-29	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB1386 (Carry Over) 2016-03-09 - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.

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/SB0663?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0663f.pdf