VA HB682 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-20 - House: Left in Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Petition for child custody or visitation. Provides that issues of child custody or visitation may be included in a single petition in juvenile and domestic relations district court, and that such issues may be included in a single petition involving two or more children, if such children have the same parents or legal guardians. The bill also provides that if a person, agency, or institution is authorized to inspect the case files relating to any juvenile subject to such a petition, they may inspect the entire case file related to the petition. The bill further provides that the court records in a case where a single petition for multiple children has been filed will be expunged after the youngest child subject to the petition has reached 19 years of age and five years have elapsed since the last hearing in the case.

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Title

Child custody or visitation; issues may be included in single petition in JDRC; etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2012-01-30 - House - House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N) (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-23 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-20 House: Left in Appropriations
2012-02-01 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2012-01-31 House: Assigned App. sub: General Government
2012-01-30 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
2012-01-30 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
2012-01-23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
2012-01-17 House: Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil
2012-01-11 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2012-01-11 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100679D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
161260(n/a)See Bill Text
161305(n/a)See Bill Text
161306(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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