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HR 1898 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Judicial procedure and administration Military personnel and dependents Separation, divorce, custody, support

To protect the child custody rights of deployed members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2013 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 8, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 8, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide that if a court renders a temporary order for custodial responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment or anticipated deployment of a parent-servicemember, then the court shall require that upon the return of that servicemember from deployment the custody order that was in effect preceding such deployment shall be reinstated, unless the court finds that reinstatement in not in the child's best interest. Prohibits a servicemember's deployment or possible deployment from being considered as the sole factor in the determination of a child's best interest in a motion seeking a permanent order to modify custody. Provides that under a temporary custody order, if a state law provides a higher standard of protection to the deploying parent-servicemember, then the appropriate court shall apply the higher standard.

What's happening now May 24, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4435 Related bill Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Forbes, J.
· Jun 10, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 24, 2013
Franks, Trent
· May 24, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· May 24, 2013
Kline, John
· May 24, 2013
LANGEVIN, JAMES
· May 24, 2013
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 24, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· May 8, 2013
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