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2001 SESSION
SB 462 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; created.
Introduced by: William C. Mims (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Replaces the former UCCJA (1979) with an updated version addressing jurisdictional issues and expands the act to cover issues involving enforcement of custody and visitation orders issued out of state. Jurisdiction is authorized if there is a significant connection between the parties and the Commonwealth, there is no other state that fits the definition of the child’s home state and the parties are all within the Commonwealth. Additionally, a court may exercise temporary emergency jurisdiction if there is a reasonable apprehension of abuse or mistreatment to the child, a sibling or a parent. Once a court exercises jurisdiction, that jurisdiction continues and is exclusive until all parties have left the state, and any orders issued may be modified only by the state having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction. The bill therefore eliminates the current problems created when competing orders are issued in more than one state. Orders issued in other states may be registered in the juvenile courts here and enforced as Virginia orders. This bill is recommended by the Virginia Commissioners to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
FULL TEXT
- 01/24/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 004907500 pdf
- 12/19/00 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 004907500 pdf
- 12/19/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 011943500-S1 pdf
- 01/12/01 Senate: Floor substitute printed 011955500-S2 (Mims) pdf
- 02/24/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB462ER) pdf
- 03/20/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0305) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/24/00 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 004907500
- 01/24/00 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/00 Senate: Continued to 2001 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 12/01/00 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (11-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 12/19/00 Senate: Introduced bill reprinted 004907500
- 12/19/00 Senate: Committee substitute printed 011943500-S1
- 01/11/01 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/11/01 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/12/01 Senate: Read second time
- 01/12/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/12/01 Senate: Committee substitute rejected 011943500-S1
- 01/12/01 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/12/01 Senate: Substitute by Sen. Mims agreed to 011955500-S2
- 01/12/01 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute 011955500-S2
- 01/12/01 Senate: Floor substitute printed 011955500-S2 (Mims)
- 01/15/01 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/01 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/01 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/06/01 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/01 House: Read first time
- 02/06/01 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/01 House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (23-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/01 House: Read second time
- 02/21/01 House: Read third time
- 02/21/01 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/21/01 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/21/01 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/01 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/01 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/24/01 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB462ER)
- 03/02/01 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/02/01 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/02/01 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/19/01 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 305 (effective 7/1/01)
- 03/20/01 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0305)