Amendment No. 325

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 456 (BDR 11-1301)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 6, after "unless" by inserting:

"the court determines that it is in the best interest of the child to do so or".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 4 and renumbering sections 5 through 7 as sections 4 through 6.

Amend sec. 5, page 3, line 5, by deleting:

"6 and 7" and inserting:

"5 and 6".

Amend sec. 6, page 3, line 9, after "unless" by inserting:

"the court determines that it is in the best interest of the child to do so or".

Amend sec. 7, page 3, line 20, by deleting "6" and inserting "5".

Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

"AN ACT relating to domestic relations; prohibiting a court from awarding custody to or rights to visitation to a parent who is convicted of murder of the first degree for the murder of the other parent of a child under certain circumstances; establishing a presumption that custody of a child by a person who has engaged in certain acts of domestic violence is not in the best interest of the child; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".

Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

"SUMMARY—Makes various changes concerning custody of children. (BDR 11-1301)".