Organization on the record
Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated
Bills
64
33 for · 31 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
48%
30 of 62 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2025 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 110 Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 218 Family Law – Child Support | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 275 Family Law - Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| HB 681 Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| HB 1165 Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Visitation Reevaluations and Remedies | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 15 Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 106 Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 660 Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Agreement Between Parents | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 440 Child Custody - Relocation of Child - Expedited Hearing (Assurance of Child's Safety Act) | FAV | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| HB 771 Human Relations - Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations - Remedies | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 805 Department of Human Services - Office of African American Affairs - Establishment | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 1020 Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 1069 Protective Orders – Coercive Control | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 1226 Economic Development - Nonprofit Sustainability Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 13 Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 28 Child Custody – Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 42 Child Custody - Relocation of Child - Expedited Hearing (Assurance of Child's Safety Act) | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| SB 383 Family Law - Maryland Child Abduction Prevention Act | FAV | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| SB 540 Human Relations - Civil Rights Enforcement - Powers of the Attorney General | UNF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| SB 594 District Court - Small Claims - Enforcement of Money Judgments | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 631 Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 658 Human Relations - Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations - Remedies | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 763 Baltimore City – Civilian Review Board and Office of Equity and Civil Rights | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session36 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 83 Family Law - Marriage of Minors | UNF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| HB 104 Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 121 Juvenile Court Jurisdiction - Peace Orders - Repeal | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 153 Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense | UNF | Smith, Eric | Passed both chambers |
| HB 209 Criminal Law – Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice – Repeal | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 296 Temporary Protective Orders - Electronic Filing and Video Conferencing Hearings | UNF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| HB 338 Child Abuse and Neglect - Definition of Neglect | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 345 Baltimore City and Prince George's County - Grant Funding - Violence Prevention and Community Service | FWAPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 459 Juvenile Justice Reform | UNF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| HB 472 Primary and Secondary Education - Title IX - Notice (Hear Our Voices Act of 2022) | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 489 Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 561 Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 564 Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation – Disease or Illness | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 569 Energy Generation, Transmission, and Storage Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 618 Maryland Parental Rights Act | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 639 Family Law - Grounds for Divorce | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 861 Independent Adoption – Consent of Petitioner’s Spouse | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 877 Juveniles Charged as Adults - Confinement | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 943 Family Law - Grandparent Visitation | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 947 Family Law - Joint Custody | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 1036 Child Custody - Relocation of Child - Expedited Hearing | FAV | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 1141 Family Law - Grandparent Visitation | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 1195 Family Law - Grandparent Visitation | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 1213 Human Services - Commission on Fatherhood (Fatherhood Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 20 Criminal Procedure - Out of Court Statements - Child Victims and Witnesses | UNF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |
| SB 21 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Primary Caretaker | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 33 Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Fourth-Degree Sexual Offense and Spousal Defense | UNF | Smith, Eric | Passed both chambers |
| SB 41 Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 69 Courts - Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 106 Baltimore City and Prince George's County - Grant Funding - Violence Prevention and Community Service | FWAPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 470 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Dashain Day | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 666 Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education – Discrimination | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 839 Maryland Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Passport | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 840 COVID-19 Response Act of 2022 | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 849 Child Custody – Legal Decision–Making and Parenting Time | UNFPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| SB 889 Family Law - Child Custody Actions - Considered Judgment of Minor Children | UNF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 35 Judges – Selection and Retention | FWAPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 447 Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office | FWAPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 505 Child Custody - Legal Decision Making and Parenting Time | FWAPDF | Smith, Eric | Did not advance |
| HB 973 Family Law - Grandparent Visitation | FAVPDF | Smith, Eric | Withdrawn |
| HB 1339 Child Support - Guidelines | FWAPDF | Smith, Eric | Enacted |