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IN SB0099

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/5/2010

Primary Sponsor

John Waterman

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows grandparents to seek visitation rights when a parent or guardian unreasonably denies or restricts their access to a grandchild
  • Eliminates previous conditions requiring parental death, divorce, or out-of-wedlock birth before grandparents could petition for visitation
  • Specifies petitions must be filed in circuit, superior, or probate court in the child's county of residence, or in the court handling the parents' divorce if applicable
  • Maintains restriction that paternal grandparents cannot receive visitation for children born out of wedlock unless paternity has been established
  • Effective date: July 1, 2010

Legislative Description

Grandparent visitation.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

1/5/2010

Full Bill Text

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