VA SB114 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-01-31 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Visitation; petition of grandparent. Requires the court, in petitions for visitation filed by the grandparent of a child where either (i) the parent is the grandparent's child and is deceased, incarcerated, or incapacitated, or has had his parental rights terminated or (ii) the grandparent has an established relationship with the child and has provided a significant level of care for the child, to consider the following factors: (a) the historical relationship between the grandparent and child, (b) the motivation of the grandparent in seeking visitation, (c) the motivation of the living parent in denying visitation to the grandparent, (d) the quantity of time requested and the effect it will have on the child's daily activities, and (e) the benefits of maintaining a relationship with the extended family of the deceased parent.

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Title

Court-ordered custody and visitation arrangements; petition for visitation by grandparent.

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Roll Calls

2022-01-31 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N) (Y: 10 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-01-31SenatePassed by indefinitely in Judiciary (10-Y 5-N)
2022-01-06SenateReferred to Committee on the Judiciary
2022-01-06SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100697D

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