Child custody.
Summary
Existing law allows a court, in any contested hearing involving child custody or visitation rights, to appoint a child custody evaluator, as specified. Existing law requires the Judicial Council to adopt standards for the child custody evaluation. This bill would specify that a child custody evaluation, investigation, or assessment, and any resulting report, may only be considered by the court if the evaluation, investigation, or assessment, and any resulting report, is conducted in accordance with the minimum requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Jul 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
Assembly Passage
Jun 2015
Signed into Law
Jul 2015
Introduced Feb 27, 2015
Signed Jul 16, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2015 · Assembly Jun 29, 2015
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
May 18, 2015
D
Democratic23
91% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Jul 16, 2015
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jul 6, 2015
Upper · Passed
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1791.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
upper
Jun 29, 2015
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (71-0-4)
assembly
Jun 29, 2015
Introduced
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
upper
Jun 23, 2015
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 23).
lower
Jun 11, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
Jun 9, 2015
Lower · Passed
June 16 hearing postponed by committee.
lower
May 28, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
lower
May 18, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-2)
senate
May 13, 2015
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
upper
May 12, 2015
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 921.) (May 5).
upper
Apr 27, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Apr 13, 2015
Committee
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Mar 12, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Wieckowski
DDemocratic
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