SB 336

Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that an individual meet certain educational and experiential requirements in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that, beginning October 1, 2023, an individual complete 20 hours of initial training in certain areas in order to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; requiring that an individual receive 5 hours of ongoing education and training every 2 years in order to continue to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Griffin, Paullobbyist	Child Justice, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Griffin, Paullobbyist	Child Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)	Oral
FAV	Shaw, Jen	Gil Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McCloud, Tina	Got Yoga?LLC	Position only
FAV	Remington, Claudia	Maryland State Council on Child Abuse & Neglect (SCCAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carozza, Senator Mary Beth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chitalia, Suhani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McLeod, Hera	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carozza, Senator Carozzalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Spearman, Kathryn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Twigg, Heather	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Written (PDF)
UNF	Glickman, Ilene	MSBA Family and Juvenile Law Section Council (FJLSC)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
UNF	Katana, Shaolilobbyist	Maryland State Bar Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ruth, Laure	Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	aichenbaum, jeff	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Killeen, Ph.D., Katherine	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Saunders, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Child Justice, Inc.FAV 1

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

Gil InstituteFAV 1

Got Yoga?LLCFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneUNF 1

House of Ruth MDUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland State Bar AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State Council on Child Abuse & Neglect (SCCAN)FAV 1

MSBA Family and Juvenile Law Section Council (FJLSC)UNF 1

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

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGriffin, PaulChild Justice, Inc.Registered for: Child Justice, Inc.

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

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

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

UNFKatana, ShaoliMaryland State Bar AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.