BILL NO | A01355 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S02165
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SPONSOR | Woerner (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Sayegh, DeStefano, Giglio JM, DiPietro, Darling, Fahy |
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MLTSPNSR | Braunstein, Joyner, Lavine, Santabarbara, Seawright, Steck, Zebrowski |
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Amd §72, Dom Rel L |
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Establishes the intent of the legislature to generally defer to parental choices regarding the care, custody and control of their children; mandates that the death of a parent shall be a factor when considering a grandparent's standing to receive visitation or custody; directs that costs be payable by an unsuccessful petitioner where a contest was brought in bad faith. |