HB 1036

Child Custody – Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence – Training for Judges and Child’s Counsel

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Judiciary, in consultation with domestic violence and child abuse organizations, to develop a training program for judges presiding over child custody cases involving child abuse or domestic violence and to review and update the training program at certain intervals; requiring the training program to include certain information; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to make information on a certain training program available on request; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lombardi, Joycelobbyist	Center for Hope - Lifebridge	Written (PDF)
FAV	Griffin, Paullobbyist	Child Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)	Oral
FAV	Lombardi, J	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shaw, Jen	Gil Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Atkinson, Kasey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Billings, Monisha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kenny, Annie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lore, Michael	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McLeod, Hera	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Saunders, Daniel	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Spearman, Kathryn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	W, Faith	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wolfe, Joslyn	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wolfe, Joslyn	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fleming, Rebecca	Family and Juvenile Law Section Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kammer, Jack	Working Well With Men	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	aichenbaum, jeff	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kloth-Zanard, Joan	Advocate For Families & PAS Intervention	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Pollack, Danielle	CHILD USA	Oral
FWA	Villamar, Maria Nenutzka	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	cooper, camille	RAINN	Oral
FWA	Fiol, Michael	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
INFO	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wobensmith - Secretary of State, John	Office of the Maryland Secretary of State	Written (PDF)
INFO	Endo, Rachel	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Advocate For Families & PAS InterventionFWA 1

Center for Hope - LifebridgeFAV 1

Child Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)FAV 1

CHILD USAFWA 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

Family and Juvenile Law Section CouncilUNF 1

Gil InstituteFAV 1

House of Ruth MDINFO 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)INFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Office of the Maryland Secretary of StateINFO 1

Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

RAINNFWA 1

Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.UNF 1

Working Well With MenUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLombardi, JoyceCenter for Hope - LifebridgeRegistered for: Center for Hope

FAVGriffin, PaulChild Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)Registered for: Child Justice, Inc.

UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

INFOLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

INFOJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault