General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6194 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 1624 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist. |
AN ACT CONCERNING EXPEDITIOUS RULINGS BY THE COURT IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 46b-56 of the general statutes be amended to provide that not later than fifteen days following the date of a hearing on a child custody matter, the court shall enter custody and visitation orders for such matter, and that in the absence of such an order by the court with the fifteen-day period, the parties shall share equally in the custody and parenting time of the child.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that child custody hearings are promptly decided by the court.