H 5081 General Bill, By Cooper and White
Summary: Family court, grandparent visitation
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-420, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT'S AUTHORITY TO GRANT GRANDPARENT VISITATION ALSO INCLUDES THE AUTHORITY TO GRANT VISITATION WHEN THE PARENTS REFUSE TO ALLOW VISITATION AND THE COURT FINDS THAT VISITATION WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD AND WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
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04/10/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-35
04/10/02	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-36