Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 456 (BDR 11-1301)
Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary
Amendment Box:
Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:
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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)".