South Carolina House Bill 5143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 19 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-04-19 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Delete Provisions Requiring One Or Both Of The Parents Of The Child To Be Deceased Or Requiring The Parents To Be Divorced Or Living Separate And Apart, Providing That Depriving Grandparent Visitation To Be In Excess Of Ninety Days, Requiring The Grandparent To Have Maintained A Relationship With The Child Similar To A Parent-child Relationship, And Requiring The Court To Find That The Child's Parents Are Unfit; And To Delete The Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard To Overcome The Parent's Decision To Deny Grandparent Visitation.

Grandparent visitation

Rep. Walton McLeod [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-19		Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2012-04-19		Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
63	3	530	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5143&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/5143_20120419.htm