Family Law - Grandparent Visitation
What this bill does
Altering the circumstances under which an equity court is authorized to grant visitation rights to a grandparent of a child to include that the petition for visitation rights was filed after an action for divorce, annulment, custody, or paternity was filed by a parent of the child; and requiring an equity court to grant certain visitation rights if the child resided with the grandparent for at least 12 months, or the child's parent, who is the child of the grandparent, is deceased, and the court finds it in the best interests of the child.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Roath, Evangeline | Maryland Youth Advisory Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gonzalez Graham, Janette | No Struggle No Success Inc | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | aichenbaum, Yaakov | PAS-Intervention MD Chapter | Position only |
| FAV | Carter, Audrey | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Addison, Delegate Addisonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Eng, Adele | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Harris, Janice | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Napier, Alahni | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Smith, Michelle | MSBA FLSC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Peters, Crystal | Represent Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Philip, Diana | Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children | Written (PDF) |