SB 365

Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Specifying certain qualifications and training necessary for an individual to be appointed or approved by a court as a custody evaluator; and specifying that certain expert evidence is admissible in certain child custody and visitation proceedings under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Griffin, Paullobbyist	Child Justice, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ross, Jared	MKB	Written (PDF)
FAV	JOHNSON, KESHA	child justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blackstone, Carly	Individual	Position only
FAV	Carozza, Senator Mary Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kennan, Kelly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kenny, Annie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kenny, Nora	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McLeod, Hera	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Postmus, Judy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carozza, Senator Carozzalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Spearman, Kathryn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Toyos, Allison	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Parvis, Lindsay	Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dumais, Judge Kathleen	Maryland Judiciary	Oral
UNF	Miller, Linda	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
UNF	Layne, Angela	Montgomery County Circuit Court	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Villamar, Maria Nenutzka	Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rafter, Andrea	Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sherry, Alissa	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Stengel, Mary	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kloth-Zanard, Joan	Advocate For Families & PAS Intervention	Written (PDF)
FWA	aichenbaum, Yaakov	PAS-Intervention MD Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Rosenstock, Eyal	Rosenstock Law Firm LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Cocozzella, Laura	individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Krawczyk, Laurie	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Government Affairs, Rachel Sledge	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	Ward, Lindsay	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
INFO	wolf, stephanie	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Advocate For Families & PAS InterventionFWA 1

child justiceFAV 1

Child Justice, Inc.FAV 1

Department of Human ServicesINFO 1

Family & Juvenile Law Section - MSBAUNF 1

Harris Jones & MaloneUNF 1

individualFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 2

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationINFO 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)INFO 1

MKBFAV 1

Montgomery County Circuit CourtUNF 1

Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

PAS-Intervention MD ChapterFWA 1

Rosenstock Law Firm LLCFWA 1

Women's Law Center of MarylandUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…

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