Family Law - Denial or Interference With Visitation Rights
Sponsor: Mike McKay (District 1)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Family LawStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, rather than authorizing, a court to order visitation to be rescheduled, in a manner consistent with the best interests of the child, when the court finds that a party to a custody or visitation order has unjustifiably denied or interfered with visitation granted by the custody or visitation order.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | GARZA, ROBERT | RobertGarza.us | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzgerald, Brian | Self | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McKay, Mike | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reillo, Christina | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator McKay, Senator McKaylegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Smith, Michelle | MSBA FLSC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Vormelker, Will | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ruth, Laure | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | aichenbaum, Yaakov | PAS-Intervention MD Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kouadio, Michele | A Mother's Cry | Position only |
Organizations on record
A Mother's CryINFO 1
BCRWFAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
MSBA FLSCUNF 1
RobertGarza.usFAV 1
SelfFAV 1
YearFAV 1