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HB2728: Assault and battery on child; custody and visitation.
Chief Patron
Del.
David Englin (D-45)
David Englin
(D-45)
Alexandria, VA
Served: 2006–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Domestic assault on minor; custody and visitation. Establishes a presumption against making an award of joint custody to or permitting unsupervised visitation by a party who has been convicted of an assault and battery on a child under § 18.2-57.2. Current law only requires that a court consider any history of family abuse in determining the best interests of a child in a custody or visitation case.
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