Legislative Update

Family

Mid-Session: Family Law

Filed Under: Family

The following family law bills passed out of their originating house:  SB 312 Parents with a disability Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2969 House Sponsors: Ziemke, Clere, Porter, Wright Read the current bill: http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/312 HB 1278 Grandparent visitation Previous blog post: … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Family Law

Parents with a disability

Filed Under: Family

The Senate Family and Children Committee heard SB 312 on Monday, January 27 about parents with a disability authored by Sen. Niezgodski. This bill provides the right of a person with a disability to parent the person's child may not be denied or restricted solely because the person has a disability. The bill establishes procedures to be used in custody, parenting time, ad … [Read more...] about Parents with a disability

Grandparent visitation

Filed Under: Family

The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1278 on grandparent visitation by Rep. Bauer. This bill amends statutes regarding standing to seek grandparent visitation and survival of judicially granted grandparent visitation rights; to specify that standing to seek visitation survives adoption of the grandchild. It also provides that a paternal grandparent of a child does not have stand … [Read more...] about Grandparent visitation

2019 Legislative Session Digest

Filed Under: Civil, Criminal, Family, Judicial Administration, Juvenile, Probate, Traffic

This is the final installment of the Legislative Update for the 2019 legislative session. This installment contains summaries of select bills of interest or portions of bills that were signed into law in the 2019 legislative session.  Civil Anatomical gifts and individuals with disabilities (S.E.A. 112, P.L. 2) Fertility fraud and deception (S.E.A. 174, P.L. 215) Nonconsensual … [Read more...] about 2019 Legislative Session Digest