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CS/CS/HB 715: Child Custody Evaluations

GENERAL BILL by Rivera ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bullard ; Cantens ; Davis ; Gannon ; Llorente ; Planas ; Robaina ; Rubio ; Zapata

Child Custody Evaluations; provides presumption of good faith for actions of court-appointed psychologist who conducts child custody evaluation; prohibits anonymous complaints; provides prerequisites to parent bringing legal action against psychologist; provides for award of reasonable attorney's fees & reasonable court costs.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 4/30/2003 House - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2050; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2050 (Ch. 2003-112) -HJ 00862
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/25/2003 House • Prefiled
3/4/2003 House • Introduced -HJ 00068
3/7/2003 House • Referred to Health Standards (HC); Health Care; Judiciary; Judicial Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00163
4/7/2003 House • On Subcommittee agenda-- Health Standards (HC), 04/09/03, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/9/2003 House • Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health Standards (HC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0; Now in Health Care; On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 04/09/03, 2:15 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable with CS amendment by Health Care; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 00385
4/14/2003 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Judiciary -HJ 00385; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/14/03, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/15/2003 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00398
4/17/2003 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
4/18/2003 House • Now in Judicial Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00398
4/22/2003 House • Withdrawn from Judicial Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00428; Now in Appropriations
4/25/2003 House • Withdrawn from Appropriations -HJ 00648; Placed on Calendar
4/30/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/CS/SB 2050; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 2050 (Ch. 2003-112) -HJ 00862