| BILL NO | A01544 |
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| SAME AS | SAME AS S05252
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| SPONSOR | Woerner (MS) |
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| COSPNSR | D'Urso, Sayegh, Arroyo, DeStefano, Giglio, DiPietro, Darling |
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| MLTSPNSR | Braunstein, Buchwald, Joyner, Lavine, Palumbo, Santabarbara, Seawright, Simotas, 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. |