Virginia Senate Bill 170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-11 - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB188-Herring) (11-Y 0-N)

Custody and visitation; modification based on active military duty. Provides that a court cannot modify a custody or visitation order when one parent is on active military duty; however, a court may enter a temporary order modifying the prior custody or visitation order if it is in the best interests of the child. Any such temporary order expires upon the termination of the parent's active military duty, and the prior order is reinstated. Any such temporary order may also include a delegation of the visitation rights of a parent on active military duty to another person with a legitimate interest. This bill has been incorporated into

Custody and visitation orders; modification based on active military duty.

Sen. Harry Blevins [R]

Sen. Ryan McDougle [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-02-11		Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB188-Herring) (11-Y 0-N)
2008-01-10		Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2008-01-07		Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-07		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087776204

SB188 (Similar To) 2010-01-28 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB170