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2013 SESSION
HJ 607 Parental rights and third-party custody and visitation awards; Bar Association to study current law.
Introduced by: Peter F. Farrell | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study; parental rights and third-party custody and visitation awards; report. Requests the Virginia Bar Association to study Virginia's current law regarding the ability of third parties to seek custody of and visitation rights with other parents' children in relation to the parents' constitutional rights to direct the upbringing of their children.
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HISTORY
- 01/06/13 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13103173D
- 01/06/13 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/16/13 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies
- 01/17/13 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/13 House: Reported from Rules (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/13 House: Taken up
- 02/04/13 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/04/13 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/13 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE ADOPTION (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/05/13 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/14/13 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Rules with letter by voice vote