MD SB962 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-08 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Creating a rebuttable presumption in child custody proceedings that joint custodial arrangements are in the best interests of a child; authorizing a court to consider specified factors when determining the best interests of the child; authorizing the court to award sole custody when a joint custodial arrangement is determined by a preponderance of evidence not to be in the best interests of the child; requiring the court to enter specified information on the record; etc.

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Title

Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Custody

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-08SenateHearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-05SenateFirst Reading Judicial Proceedings

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