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2020 SESSION
SB 571 Visitation; petition of grandparent for visitation of child.
Introduced by: Siobhan S. Dunnavant | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Visitation; petition of grandparent. Requires the court, in petitions for visitation filed by the grandparent of a child where either (i) the parent is the grandparent's child and is deceased, incarcerated, or incapacitated, or has had his parental rights terminated or (ii) the grandparent has an established relationship with the child and has provided a significant level of care for the child, to consider the following factors: (a) the historical relationship between the grandparent and child; (b) the motivation of the grandparent in seeking visitation; (c) the motivation of the living parent in denying visitation to the grandparent; (d) the quantity of time requested and the effect it will have on the child's daily activities; and (e) the benefits of maintaining a relationship with the extended family of the deceased parent.
FULL TEXT
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102568D pdf
- 02/04/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107538D-S1 (Morrissey) pdf
- 02/04/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107576D-S2 (Edwards) pdf
- 02/05/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107369D-S3 (Dunnavant) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/07/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102568D
- 01/07/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 01/29/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (12-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/04/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107538D-S1 (Morrissey)
- 02/04/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107576D-S2 (Edwards)
- 02/04/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/20 Senate: Floor substitute printed 20107369D-S3 (Dunnavant)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/20 Senate: Substitute by Senator Morrissey withdrawn 20107538D-S1
- 02/05/20 Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards withdrawn 20107576D-S2
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/20 Senate: Substitute by Senator Dunnavant agreed to 20107369D-S3
- 02/05/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB571S3
- 02/06/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 4-N)
- 02/12/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/20 House: Read first time
- 02/12/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/21/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/24/20 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (4-Y 2-N)
- 03/03/20 House: Left in Courts of Justice