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Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights

Sponsor: Delegate CoxCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that a parent has the fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child; prohibiting the State or a political subdivision from infringing on a parent's fundamental right to direct the upbringing, education, care, and welfare of the parent's child unless the State or political subdivision can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence certain factors; and providing the Act may not be construed to authorize a parent to cause physical or emotional harm to the parent's child.

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Testimony (63)

MGA witness list
FAV 58FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistOPDPosition only
FAVBlack, RichardVA State Senator RetWritten (PDF)
FAVAusiello Rosenthal, JennIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBaqqi, KimberlyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCarpenter, VanessaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCopeland, MeganIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCusack, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Cox, Delegate CoxlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVDenney, ChrisIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDillingham, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDixon, JoshuaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEpperley, Krista LynnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVEser, SadieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFisher, KaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFuquen, LuisIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGrogran, RachelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHartman, NicoleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHelms, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJennings, MichelleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJones, GabrielleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKeen, DawnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKyler, KianaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLancaster, SandiIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLasher, DanielleIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLauren, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLedwell, LisaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLoughborough, DawnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMarr, ChristineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMarr, ChristineIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMazer, JoshIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMontgomery, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMorgereth, AshleyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMosier, JillianIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVNichols, JennaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVNoll, AmberIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVObarr, CrystalIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRose, CindyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSchneider, AaronIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSharif, KarenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, EricIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSpeiger, LisaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSpeigner, LisaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStark, KerryIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStoklosa, MargaretIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTarsell, EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTodd, AllieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTuraki, AzaraIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWIlson, SidneyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWeems, BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWeir, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWheatley, EddieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilson, JessicaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson, SidenyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVYefimov, OlgaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVZsbenyi, ZoeIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVmcavoy, vIndividualOral
UNFLennig, DorothylobbyistHouse of RuthWritten (PDF)
UNFJORDAN, LISAE ClobbyistMD COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULTOral + Written (PDF)
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Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShapiro, MelanieOPDRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
UNFLennig, DorothyHouse of RuthRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland
UNFJORDAN, LISAE CMD COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULTRegistered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault