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AL HB97
Bill
Status
6/2/2011
Primary Sponsor
Victor Gaston
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AI Summary
HB97 Summary
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Amends Section 30-3-4.1 of the Alabama Code to regulate grandparent visitation petitions and modifications.
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Limits grandparents to filing one original visitation action per 24-month period and prohibits filing during any year when another custody action concerning the child is pending.
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Allows parents or legal custodians to petition for revocation or amendment of grandparent visitation rights once every 24 months per each grandparent who has been granted visitation, except in cases of abuse or exceptional circumstances.
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Permits multiple grandparents to petition for visitation within the same 24-month period without precluding one another's claims.
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Became effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval (House passed 14-APR-11; Senate passed 02-JUN-11).
Legislative Description
Grandparent visitation, one petition per grandparent per 24-month period, parent authorized to petition for amendment or revocation once in 24-month period with respect to each petition awarding visitation, Sec. 30-3-4.1 am'd.
Family Law
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 7:30 p.m. on June 2, 2011.
6/2/2011