S*0981 (Rat #0342, Act #0267 of 2010) General Bill, By Rose and Knotts
Similar (S 1044, H 3165, H 3412)
Summary: Grandparents visitation
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-530, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FAMILY COURT, INCLUDING JURISDICTION TO ORDER VISITATION FOR GRANDPARENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT MAY ORDER GRANDPARENT VISITATION IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THE CHILD'S PARENTS ARE UNREASONABLY DEPRIVING THE GRANDPARENT VISITATION WITH THE CHILD AND HAVE DENIED VISITATION FOR MORE THAN NINETY DAYS, THAT THE GRANDPARENT MAINTAINED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD SIMILAR TO A PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, THAT AWARDING VISITATION WOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, AND THAT THE PARENTS ARE UNFIT OR THAT THERE ARE COMPELLING CIRCUMSTANCES TO OVERCOME THE PRESUMPTION THAT THE PARENTAL DECISION IS IN THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST; TO AUTHORIZE THE JUDGE TO AWARD ATTORNEY'S FEES TO THE PREVAILING PARTY; AND TO DEFINE "GRANDPARENT". - ratified title
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12/09/09	Senate	Prefiled
12/09/09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/12/10	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-44
01/12/10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-44
01/20/10	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Campbell (ch), Knotts, Campsen, Lourie
02/17/10	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-13
04/22/10	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-43
04/22/10	Senate	Read second time SJ-43
05/12/10	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
05/12/10	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-78
05/12/10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-78
05/19/10	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-46
05/25/10	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 26, 2010 HJ-41
05/26/10	House	Debate adjourned HJ-17
05/26/10	House	Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 27, 2010 HJ-19
05/27/10	House	Amended
05/27/10	House	Read second time HJ-35
05/27/10	House	Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0 HJ-35
05/27/10	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-37
05/28/10	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-1
06/03/10	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-55
06/03/10	Senate	Returned to House with amendments SJ-55
06/15/10	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-106
06/15/10	House	Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 HJ-106
06/21/10		Ratified R 342
06/24/10		Signed By Governor
07/01/10		Effective date 06/24/10
07/08/10		Act No. 267