Requires notification to a non-custodial parent when their minor child is the victim of violence and/or sexual abuse and when the custodial parent of such child is arrested
Summary
Requires the state, by and through the secretary of state, to make good faith efforts to notify a non-custodial parent when a minor is the victim of a crime of violence and/or sexual abuse; requires the court upon the arraignment of a criminal defendant to investigate whether the defendant is the parent of a minor child and if so, to instruct the defendant to make an appropriate plan for the child; requires the court to notify a non-custodial parent of the custodial parent's arrest for the commission of a felony; and requires family courts to require parties to a custody and/or visitation proceeding, one of which who was previously arrested on a felony charge, to immediately notify the other parent of such arrest.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2017
Last action Jun 5, 2018
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3
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0
Committee
2
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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