l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 794

Child custody; provide notice and procedure for relocating a child's residence.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELOCATING OF A CHILD'S RESIDENCE WHEN SUCH CHILD IS THE SUBJECT OF A CUSTODY ORDER; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPLICABILITY OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR RELOCATION; TO PROVIDE THAT FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE OF RELOCATION OR RELOCATION WITHOUT COURT AUTHORIZATION MAY RESULT IN CERTAIN OTHER LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS; TO AUTHORIZE RELOCATION UNLESS OBJECTION HAS OCCURRED; TO PROVIDE OBJECTION PROCEDURES; TO PROVIDE FOR HEARING PRIORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR TEMPORARY ORDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT PROPOSED RELOCATION IS NOT A BASIS FOR MODIFICATION; TO PROVIDE FACTORS TO DETERMINE CONTESTED RELOCATION; TO PROVIDE A BURDEN OF PROOF; TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO REQUIRE SECURITY; TO REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF FACTORS AT THE INITIAL HEARING IF THE ISSUE OF RELOCATION IS PRESENTED; TO PROVIDE SANCTION FOR UNWARRANTED OR FRIVOLOUS PROPOSALS; TO PROVIDE CONTINUING JURISDICTION; TO AMEND SECTIONS 93-5-23 AND 93-11-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 14 to February 1, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 1 · stopped18 days

Judiciary AJan 14 to Feb 1 · stopped18 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 14 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives