Divorce and Annulment - Removal of Barriers to Remarriage
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a party who files a complaint for an absolute divorce or annulment to file an affidavit stating that the affiant has taken, or will take before the entry of final judgment, all steps within the affiant's control to remove all barriers to remarriage by the other party to the marriage or that the other party waived in writing the submission of a certain affidavit; authorizing a party who files a certain affidavit to request that the other party to the marriage file a certain affidavit; etc.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | SADWIN, RABBI ARIEL | AGUDATH ISRAEL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brull, Rabbi Boruch | Ahavas Yisrael Charity Fund | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mersky Miicke, Sarah | BJC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bikoff, Alichia | CHANA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katz, Amanda | JCADA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Halber, Ron | JCRC | Position only |
| FAV | Sharofsky, Rabbi Abbi | JCRC | Position only |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Jewish Community Relations Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Starr, Keshet | ORA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Anonymous, Anonymous | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewin, Nathan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ram, Shira | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zonenberg, Devorah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Tyler | MD Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Renart, Dan | MSBA Family Law Section | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Frosh, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vince, Vince | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jordan, Lisa | MCASA | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of MD | Position only |
| FWA | Law Center, Women's | Women's Law Center of Md | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kagan, Cheryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Spielberger, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBagwell, AshlieJewish Community Relations CouncilRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…