Fiona Ma
- Democratic
Author
Existing law requires the family court, if a child is of sufficient age and capacity to reason so as to form an intelligent preference as to custody, to consider and give due weight to the wishes of the child in making an order granting or modifying custody. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2012, require the family court to consider and give due weight to the wishes of a child in making an order granting or modifying custody or visitation, if the child is of sufficient age and capacity to form an intelligent preference as to custody or visitation. The bill would require the court to permit a child who is 14 years of age or older to address the court regarding custody or visitation, unless the court determines that doing so is not in the child's best interests, and, in that case, the bill would require the court to state its reasons for that finding on the record. The bill would require the court to provide alternative means of obtaining input from the child and other information regarding the child's preferences if the court precludes the calling of any child as a witness. The bill would require the Judicial Council to, no later than January 1, 2012, promulgate a rule of court establishing procedures for the examination of a child witness, as specified.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 187, Statutes of 2010.
Enrolled and to the Governor at 4:55 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To enrollment. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6098.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 7 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 0. Page 4373.)
Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and to Consent Calendar.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Re-referred. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 29).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1369.)
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read second time. To Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (May 5).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on JUD. Read second time and amended.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 30.
Introduced. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB1050 | HTML |
| 02/27/09 - Introduced | |
| 03/26/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/16/09 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/21/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/02/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/12/10 - Enrolled | |
| 08/27/10 - Chaptered |
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