Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation – Disease or Illness
Sponsor: Delegate CoxCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a disease or an illness of a party that has not required hospitalization from being considered by a court as a factor for denying the party child custody or visitation in a custody or visitation proceeding.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Merwin, Karen | Family Reunion | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cox, Dan | Member, House of Delegates, Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Eric | Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berkemeier, Tim | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Cox, Delegate Coxlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | aichenbaum, jeff | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Smith, Michelle | MSBA FJLSC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Position only |
| FWA | Kloth-Zanard, Joan | Advocate For Families & PAS Intervention | Written (PDF) |