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SCONRES 40 98th Congress Senate Families Custody of children Domestic Relations and Families Parent and child Social Welfare Standards State laws States

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a uniform State act should be developed and adopted which provides grandparents with adequate rights to petition State courts for privileges to visit their grandchildren following the dissolution (because of divorce, separation, or death) of the marriage of such grandchildren's parents, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 1983 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 22, 1984
Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment favorably.
Nov 15, 1983
Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-620.
Jun 15, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers.
Jun 15, 1983
Committee on Judiciary. Referred jointly to the Subcommittee on Courts.
May 24, 1983
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
May 24, 1983
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws should develop a model State act (and interstate recognition and enforcement procedures) providing grandparents with adequate rights to petition in State courts for privileges to visit their grandchildren after a dissolution of the parents' marriage; (2) States should adopt such model State act; and (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, should provide technical assistance to States in developing guidelines which help determine the best interests of the child in such cases and which take into account the ability of grandparents to help satisfy such child's need for continuity of care.

What's happening now February 22, 1984

Subcommittee on Separation of Powers. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment favorably.

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