Indiana Senate Bill 106 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-04 - Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Grandparent and great-grandparent visitation. Allows great-grandparents to seek visitation rights with their great-grandchildren in certain circumstances. Allows a grandparent or great-grandparent to seek visitation if the grandparent or great-grandparent has had meaningful contact with the child but, as a result of an estrangement between the parent of the child and the grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent of the child terminated the child's visits with the grandparent or great-grandparent. Establishes factors for the court to consider in determining whether granting a grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights is in the best interests of the child. Provides that a court may order a party to an action for grandparent or great-grandparent visitation to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending the action, including costs for attorney's fees and mediation. Specifies that certain agencies are not required to pay costs. Makes conforming changes.

Grandparent and great-grandparent visitation. Allows great-grandparents to seek visitation rights with their great-grandchildren in certain circumstances. Allows a grandparent or great-grandparent to seek visitation if the grandparent or great-grandparent has had meaningful contact with the child but, as a result of an estrangement between the parent of the child and the grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent of the child terminated the child's visits with the grandparent or great-grandparent. Establishes factors for the court to consider in determining whether granting a grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights is in the best interests of the child. Provides that a court may order a party to an action for grandparent or great-grandparent visitation to pay a reasonable amount for the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending the action, including costs for attorney's fees and mediation. Specifies that certain agencies are not required to pay costs. Makes conforming changes.

Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-04	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
2019-01-03	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-01-03	Senate	Authored by Senator Randolph

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/106/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/6/7/6/f676ceaf/SB0106.01.INTR.pdf