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2003 SESSION
SB 1097 Parent Education; custody, visitation, and support cases.
Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Parent education; custody, visitation, and support cases. Eliminates the 2003 sunset and modifies the existing requirements that parents attend educational seminars addressing the effects of separation or divorce on children, parenting responsibilities, etc. Under the bill the parties to any petition for custody, visitation or support shall show proof that they have attended within 12 months before their first court appearance or shall attend within 45 days thereafter an educational seminar that is at least four hours in length. Once a party has completed one educational program, the required completion of additional programs is at the court's discretion. Such programs are to be completed, where possible, prior to participating in mediation or alternative dispute resolution, and the court may grant an exemption from attendance of such program for good cause shown or if there is no program reasonably available. Parties include natural or adoptive parents, or any person with a legitimate interest as defined in § 20-124.1. The fee for such programs shall be based on ability to pay, but shall in no case exceed $50. This bill is identical to HB 2128.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 036553577 pdf
- 01/31/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 030666420-S1 pdf
- 02/26/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1097ER) pdf
- 03/19/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 036553577
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/03 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub (11-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 030666420-S1
- 02/03/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Read second time
- 02/04/03 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/04/03 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 030666420-S1
- 02/04/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 030666420-S1
- 02/04/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 3-N)
- 02/04/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/03 House: Read first time
- 02/05/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/17/03 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/03 House: Read second time
- 02/19/03 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/03 House: Read third time
- 02/20/03 House: Passed by temporarily
- 02/20/03 House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1097ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/16/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 45 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/19/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0045)