TN HB0322 | 2009-2010 | 106th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-22 - Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Domestic Relations of C&FA of Children and Family Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, abolishes the common law tort of parental alienation; prohibits parental alienation syndrome from being a factor to consider in a child custody dispute; and prohibits the use of a claim of parental alienation by a parent who has been found to be the perpetrator of child abuse to rebut the presumption that it is detrimental to the child to award custody to such parent. - Amends TCA Title 36.

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Title

As introduced, abolishes the common law tort of parental alienation; prohibits parental alienation syndrome from being a factor to consider in a child custody dispute; and prohibits the use of a claim of parental alienation by a parent who has been found to be the perpetrator of child abuse to rebut the presumption that it is detrimental to the child to award custody to such parent. - Amends TCA Title 36.

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-04-22 Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Domestic Relations of C&FA of Children and Family Affairs Committee
2009-04-16 Placed on s/c cal Domestic Relations of C&FA for 04/22/2009
2009-04-14 Assigned to s/c Domestic Relations of C&FA
2009-02-11 P2C, ref. to Children and Family Affairs Committee
2009-02-09 Intro., P1C.
2009-02-04 Filed for intro.

Same As/Similar To

SB1662 (Crossfiled) 2009-02-18 - P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm.

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