SC H4544 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gatch, Morgan
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Sections 20-3-75 And 63-15-215 So As To Require Jury Trials In Divorce And Private Child Custody Actions; To Amend Sections 63-3-530 And 63-3-590, Relating To The Family Court, And Section 63-15-210, Relating To Court-ordered Child Custody, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Amend Sections 63-3-820 And 63-3-850, Relating To Guardians Ad Litem In Divorce And Private Custody Actions, So As To Require Such Guardians Ad Litem To Be Licensed To Practice Law.

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Title

Family court, jury trials and GALs

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2022-01-27HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Gatch, Morgan
2022-01-11HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-01-11HouseIntroduced and read first time
2021-11-10HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-11-10HousePrefiled

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
20375(n/a)See Bill Text
6315210(n/a)See Bill Text
6315215(n/a)See Bill Text
633530(n/a)See Bill Text
633590(n/a)See Bill Text
633820(n/a)See Bill Text
633850(n/a)See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources


Bill Comments

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