HB 152

Family Law – Child Custody Evaluators – Qualifications

Sponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (District 18)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 1/23 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Specifying certain qualifications necessary for an individual to be appointed by a court as a custody evaluator.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Griffin, Paullobbyist	Child Justice, Inc. (non-profit org)	Oral
FAV	Philip, Diana	Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaufman, Aaron	Delegate-Maryland House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martinez, Ashanti	MD Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swithin, Tina	One Mom’s Battle	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallo, Edward	State Council on Child Abuse and Neglect	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Towing & Recovery Professionals of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Regan, Charles	Tree House CAC of Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, Lauren	Worcester County CAC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kaufman, Delegate Kaufmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kenny, Annie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kenny, Nora	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Adam	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Michelle	MSBA FLSC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FWA	Margolis, Leslielobbyist	Disability Rights Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	LaPenta, Rael	MACA- Mother's Against Child Abuse	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kelter, Chris	Maryland Centers for Independent Living	Written (PDF)
FWA	Dickerson, Taylor	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	aichenbaum, Yaakov	PAS-Intervention MD Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Krawczyk, Laurie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

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

Coalition to Protect Maryland's ChildrenFAV 1

Delegate-Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFWA 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

MACA- Mother's Against Child AbuseFWA 1

Maryland Centers for Independent LivingFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceUNF 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFWA 1

MD Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

MSBA FLSCUNF 1

One Mom’s BattleFAV 1

PAS-Intervention MD ChapterFWA 1

State Council on Child Abuse and NeglectFAV 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandFAV 1

Tree House CAC of Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Worcester County CACFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVMansfield, AndreaTowing & Recovery Professionals of MarylandRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

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…

FWAMargolis, LeslieDisability Rights MarylandRegistered for: Disability Rights Maryland