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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 839

Child custody; provide for hearing before relocating child.

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

1 co-sponsor

Jessica Upshaw

Its course

January 17 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 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives