Hearings scheduled for Thursday, January 24, 2008

Committee on The Judiciary

Public Hearing to be held in Room A-1 at 1:00 P.M.

Senate, No. 788
Petition of James Thivierge for legislation relative to domestic relations.
Senate, No. 811
Petition of Stephen M. Brewer, Mark Carron, Richard T. Moore and Todd M. Smola for legislation relative to strengthening family relationships through responsible shared parenting.
Senate, No. 833
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation to improve the spousal elective share.
Senate, No. 834
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation relating to equitable divorce proceedings.
Senate, No. 842
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation to create the uniformed child-custody jurisdiction and enforcement act.
Senate, No. 843
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation relative to the uniform probate code.
Senate, No. 864
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation to promote the permament of children with fit parents.
Senate, No. 873
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation relative to the antenuptial statute.
Senate, No. 875
Petition of Robert S. Creedon, Jr. for legislation relative to the spousal elective share.
Senate, No. 891
Petition of Cynthia S. Creem, David P. Linsky, Alice H. Peisch, Kay Khan and other members of the General Court for legislation to improve the spousal elective share.
Senate, No. 893
Petition of Cynthia S. Creem and John W. Scibak for legislation relative to the rights of children adopted by unmarried persons.
Senate, No. 895
Petition of Cynthia S. Creem and Alice H. Peisch for legislation relative to the appointment of parenting coordinators in the probate courts.
Senate, No. 896
Petition of Cynthia S. Creem and Gale D. Candaras for legislation relative to the appointment of probation officers inthe probate and family courts.
Senate, No. 946
Petition of Joan M. Menard for legislation to further regulate certain visitation rights.
Senate, No. 970
Petition of Mary Horrigan for legislation relative to the determination of paternity.
House, No. 312
Petition of John H. Rogers for legislation to eliminate the requirement to provide notice to the Department of Mental Health of a license granted to a guardian to sell real estate.
House, No. 1385
Petition of Paul J. Donato and others relative to reciprocal beneficiary contracts.
House, No. 1406
Petition of James H. Fagan and others relative to the rights of non-biological parents ordered to pay child support.
House, No. 1410
Petition of Robert F. Fennell and Steven M. Walsh relative to regulating the rights of an adopted child.
House, No. 1420
Petition of Jennifer L. Flanagan and others relative to distribution to obligors and custodial parents of quarterly statements of child support payments received by the Division of Child Support Enforcement.
House, No. 1437
Petition of Paul K. Frost for legislation to authorize petitions to the Probate Court for the adoption of embryos.
House, No. 1438
Petition of Paul K. Frost for legislation to authorize petitions to the Probate Court for the adoption of embryos.
House, No. 1458
Petition of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to prohibit court ordered visitation rights to persons convicted of criminal offenses against minors.
House, No. 1459
Petition of Colleen M. Garry relative to child care involvement of non-custodial parents.
House, No. 1460
Joint petition of Colleen M. Garry and others relative to shared parenting in cases of divorce.
House, No. 1480
Petition filed at the request of Mark Cimini relative to shared legal and shared physical custody of children.
House, No. 1481
Petition filed at the request of Mark Cimini relative to genetic test results in proceedings relative to the support of minor children.
House, No. 1483
Petition of Lida E. Harkins and others relative to the garnishment of wages for child support and alimony cases.
House, No. 1510
Petition of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to health care proxies.
House, No. 1539
Petition filed at the request of Sanford A. Kowal relative to child custody.
House, No. 1547
Petition of Peter J. Koutoujian relative to parental rights and child survivors of homocide.
House, No. 1561
Petition of Stephen P. LeDuc relative to alimony payments.
House, No. 1562
Petition of Stephen P. LeDuc relative to the issuance of judgments in divorce proceedings.
House, No. 1567
Petition of Stephen P. LeDuc relative to the determination of alimony payments.
House, No. 1578
Petition of David Paul Linsky and others relative to further regulating the appointment of certain guardians by the Probate Court.
House, No. 1623
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to the elective share of spouses in the probating of certain estates.
House, No. 1626
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to divorce procedures and judgments in certain Probate Court decisions.
House, No. 1633
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty for legislation to further regulate the probate laws of the Commonwealth and for the establishment of a uniform probate code.
House, No. 1639
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty and others for legislation to preserve the best interest of minor children for out-of-state visitation rights with non-custodial parents.
House, No. 1641
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to the appointment of guardians ad litem by the Probate Court to investigate custody proceedings involving children and domestic relations matters.
House, No. 1647
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to the appointment of guardians ad litem by the Probate Court in contempt proceedings involving children.
House, No. 1648
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to the appointment of a guardian ad litem to investigate proceeding involving the care, custody or maintenance of minor children and domestic relations matters.
House, No. 1652
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty for legislation to further regulate the probate laws of the Commonwealth and for the establishment of a uniform probate code.
House, No. 1653
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to the removal from the Commonwealth of minor children of divorced or divorcing parents.
House, No. 1655
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty relative to establishing paternity and the collection and enforcement of child support.
House, No. 1657
Petition of Eugene L. O'Flaherty for legislation to establish a uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement law.
House, No. 1686
Petition of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others relative to the issuance of permanent restraining orders upon complaints filed by victims of violent crimes and their families.
House, No. 1703
Petition of Richard J. Ross and others relative to shared custody of minor children of divorced or separated parents.
House, No. 2171
Petition of Peter J. Koutoujian relative to the granting of consent by parents and guardians in the Probate Court and district courts for the marriage of certain minors.
House, No. 2463
Petition of Robert A. DeLeo and Anne M. Gobi relative to the testimony of a child against a parent in certain criminal proceedings.
House, No. 3793
Petition filed at the request of Robert LeClair for legislation to regulate the conduct of custodial parents prior to a divorce being declared final.
House, No. 3867
Petition of James B. Eldridge relative to the attachment of wages.
House, No. 4269
Petition filed at the request of Patricia A. Haddad for legislation to regulate the continuing of support and education of certain dependent children.


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