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HB 561

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Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges

Sponsor: Delegate Fisher, W.Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 15, 2022)

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 and magistrates presiding over child custody cases involving child abuse or domestic violence; requiring the training program to include certain information; and requiring the Maryland Judiciary to adopt procedures to ensure that only judges who have received certain training are assigned child custody cases that may involve child abuse or domestic violence.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list
FAV 24FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHinds, SoniaBarstow Acres Children's Center, IncWritten (PDF)
FAVPollack, DanielleCHILD USAOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRussell, KathleenCenter for Judicial ExcellenceWritten (PDF)
FAVGriffin, PaullobbyistChild Justice, Inc.Oral
FAVShaw, JenGil InstituteOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDrumgoole, ChristineHealthy, Protective Parent and Intimate Partner Violence/Betrayal Trauma SurvivorWritten (PDF)
FAVRemington, ClaudiaMaryland State Council on Child Abuse & Neglect (SCCAN)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVWobensmith - Secretary of State, JohnOffice of the Maryland Secretary of StateOral + Written (PDF)
FAVcooper, camilleRAINNOral
FAVChitalia, SuhaniIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Fisher, W., Delegate Fisher, W.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVGray, JudithIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHemmer, StefanyIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHessler, ThereselobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHoyer, AlexaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHoyer, AnneIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamIndividualPosition only
FAVKenny, AnnieIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKing, EileenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMcLeod, HeraIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSingh, LindaIndividualOral
FAVSpearman, KathrynIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTwigg, HeatherIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVW, FaithIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFSmith, EricWinning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedPosition only
UNFFiol, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFaichenbaum, jeffIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral
FWAD'Elia, HaileyCenter for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.)Written (PDF)
FWALennig, DorothylobbyistHouse of Ruth MDOral + Written (PDF)
FWASmith, MichelleMSBA FJLSCOral + Written (PDF)
FWAJordan, Lisae ClobbyistMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Written (PDF)
FWAShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceOral + Written (PDF)
FWASavage, PatMaryland Psychological AssociationWritten (PDF)
FWAVillamar, Maria NenutzkaOffice of the Public DefenderOral + Written (PDF)
FWARuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGriffin, PaulChild Justice, Inc.Registered for: Child Justice, Inc.
FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift
FWALennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland
FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
FWAShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence