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Bills/2023 Regular Session

SB 36

EnactedCrossfile HB 14
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Family Law - Grounds for Divorce

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 645 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the authority of the court to decree a limited divorce; and altering certain grounds for an absolute divorce.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list
FAV 20FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLennig, DorothylobbyistHouse of Ruth MDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLennig, DorothylobbyistHouse of Ruth MDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSmith, MichelleMSBA FJLSCWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, MichelleMSBA FJLSCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRenart, DanielMSBA Family &Juvenile Law Section CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSmoot, BrettMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSmoot, BrettMaryland Legal AidOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShapiro, MelanielobbyistMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, ChristopherSenator Chris WestWritten (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVRuth, LaureWomen's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, GalaIndividualPosition only
FAVPhelps, MaryIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator West, Senator WestlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSoypher, HowardIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVwestby, stephanieIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualOral

Organizations on record

House of Ruth MDFAV 2
Maryland Legal AidFAV 2
Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 2
MSBA Family &Juvenile Law Section CouncilFAV 1
MSBA FJLSCFAV 2
Senator Chris WestFAV 2
Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.FAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland
FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence