RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION.
Summary
Adds as prerequisites to awarding visitation that the court finds that awarding visitation to grandparent is in the best interest of the child and that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause significant harm to the child. Clarifies procedures for awarding visitation. Deletes duplicative provision of awarding grandparents reasonable visitation rights.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017
Last action Jan 20, 2017
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Committee
1
Jan 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to JDL.
legislature
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BT
Brian T. Taniguchi
DDemocratic
P
GR
Gil Riviere
DDemocratic
P
JK
J. Kalani English
DDemocratic
P
Maile Shimabukuro
DDemocratic
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