Requires final orders determining custody and visitation and permanency hearings to be made within six months following the initial petition.
Allows the petitioner to have counsel assigned by the court in certain custody proceedings.
Relates to court ordered forensic evaluations and reports in child custody and visitation proceedings.
Relates to court ordered forensic evaluations and reports in child custody and visitation proceedings.
Enacts the "hope card act" directing the office of court administration to develop a program to issue hope cards containing the information regarding and content of a final order of protection to requesting petitioners who have received final orders of protection at no cost to such petitioner.
Enacts the "hope card act" directing the office of court administration to develop a program to issue hope cards containing the information regarding and content of a final order of protection to requesting petitioners who have received final orders of protection at no cost to such petitioner.
Authorizes and directs the state board of elections to create an online petitioning system for designating petitions.
Authorizes and directs the state board of elections to create an online petitioning system for designating petitions.
Allows for no fault separation where the relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months; requires that issues of support and custody or visitation have been resolved.
Allows for no fault separation where the relationship between the spouses has broken down irretrievably for a period of at least six months; requires that issues of support and custody or visitation have been resolved.