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1998 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 141
Requesting the Virginia Bar Association's Coalition on Family Law to study the relationship between visitation rights and child support obligations.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 1998
Agreed to by the Senate, March 10, 1998

WHEREAS, an ever-increasing number of families in Virginia are dealing with the complexities of establishing and maintaining custodial and noncustodial relationships with their children; and

WHEREAS, there is a perception on the part of many citizens that the duty to support one's children and the right to maintain continuing and meaningful contact with the children are interdependent, but that such an interdependence is not recognized in the law; and

WHEREAS, some child advocates suggest that enhanced visitation rights encourage and enhance not only the child's physical and emotional well-being, but his financial well-being as well; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Virginia Bar Association's Coalition on Family Law be requested to study the relationship between visitation rights and child support obligations. The Association shall also consider the need for and effects of changes in the law which would reflect an interdependence of these rights and obligations.

Technical assistance shall be provided by the Department of Social Services' Division of Child Support Enforcement. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Virginia Bar Association for this study, upon request.

The Virginia Bar Association's Coalition on Family Law shall complete its work in time to submit its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 1999 Session of the General Assembly as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents.