Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Child custody; create presumption against awarding custody to parent with history of family violence.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Whittington
Additional Authors: McBride, Brown, Watson, Barnett (116th), Eads, Fredericks, Mayo
Code Section: A 093-0005-0024
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 93-5-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE A PRESUMPTION THAT IT IS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD TO AWARD SOLE OR JOINT CUSTODY OF A CHILD TO A PARENT WHO HAS A HISTORY OF PERPETRATING FAMILY VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ABUSE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRESUMPTION AGAINST CUSTODY SHALL BE OVERCOME ONLY BY A PREPONDERANCE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT THE PERPETRATING PARENT HAS MET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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