Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
Sponsor: Delegate Branch, C.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judiciary; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child; requiring the court to consider the amount of personal contact that occurred between the grandparent and the child before the filing of the petition; specifying the circumstances under which an equity court is required to grant visitation rights to a grandparent; and prohibiting the court from denying visitation rights to a grandparent based on certain allegations, except under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | raimer, raynette | ALL WALKS OF LIFE | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lent, Jaia | Generations United | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Eric | Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Branch, Chanel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Branch, C., Delegate Branch, C.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dent, Marques | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thomas, Jessica | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fleming, Rebecca | Family and Juvenile Law Section Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Villamar, Maria Nenutzka | Office of the Public Defender | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McDowell, Peter | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | McCray, Cory | MGA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Winkler, Dennis | Individual | Oral |