VA SB1180 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-09 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Custody and visitation agreements; best interests of the child. Requires the court to consider any history of abuse of persons other than family members when determining the best interests of the child for the purposes of custody and visitation arrangements. The bill removes the requirement that in order for a court, on the basis of certain offenses, to enjoin a parent from filing a custody or visitation petition, the victim of the offense must have been his child, a child with whom he resided at the time, or the other parent of the child.

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Title

Custody and visitation agreements; court to consider best interests of the child.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-09 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N) (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-02-09SenatePassed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (12-Y 1-N)
2015-02-09SenateCommittee substitute printed to Web only 15104918D-S1
2015-01-13SenateReferred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2015-01-13SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101010D

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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