General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6194
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1624
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist. REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6194
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1624
*01624*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd Dist.
REP. CARTER, 2nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING EXPEDITIOUS RULINGS BY THE COURT IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 46b-56 of the general statutes be amended to provide that not later than fifteen days following the date of a hearing on a child custody matter, the court shall enter custody and visitation orders for such matter, and that in the absence of such an order by the court with the fifteen-day period, the parties shall share equally in the custody and parenting time of the child.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that child custody hearings are promptly decided by the court.