SB 675

Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges and Child's Counsel

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (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 (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lombardi, Joycelobbyist	Center for Hope - Lifebridge	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bowles, Judge Jerry	Circuit Court Judge (ret.) Kentucky	Oral
FAV	Lombardi, J	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Singh, Linda	Former Major General, Adjutant General for the MD National Guard	Oral
FAV	Saunders, Dr. Dan	University of Michigan School of Social Work	Oral
FAV	Atkinson, Kasey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Billings, Monisha	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kenny, Annie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lee, Senator	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lee, Susan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Ross, Jared	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Saunders, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Smith, Michelle	MSBA FJLSC	Oral
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	Glickman, Ilene	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	aichenbaum, jeff	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Villamar, Maria Nenutzka	Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	cooper, camille	RAINN	Oral
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)

Organizations on record

Center for Hope - LifebridgeFAV 1

Circuit Court Judge (ret.) KentuckyFAV 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

Former Major General, Adjutant General for the MD National GuardFAV 1

House of Ruth MDINFO 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)INFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

MSBA FJLSCUNF 1

Office of the Maryland Secretary of StateINFO 1

Office of the Public DefenderFWA 1

RAINNFWA 1

University of Michigan School of Social WorkFAV 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

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