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MS HB1257
Bill
Status
1/31/2023
Primary Sponsor
Lee Yancey
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AI Summary
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Requires courts to hold hearings on petitions to modify or terminate custody, joint custody, or visitation matters within 45 days of filing the petition.
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Courts must issue orders resolving custody petitions within 10 days after the hearing concludes.
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Applies these hearing timeline requirements to both standard custody cases and cases involving military parents with deployment or mobilization orders.
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Military parents receiving temporary duty, deployment, or mobilization orders can request expedited hearings and may present testimony by affidavit or electronic means when military duties prevent in-person appearance.
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Takes effect July 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
Parental alienation; reduce by requiring court hearings within a certain amount of time to modify or terminate custody.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2023