Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4345 Primary Sponsor:Neilson Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Child custody, visitation Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:JIC/5229AC.94 Introduced Date:19940111 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940111 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Neilson Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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4345 House 19940111 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
4345 House 19931201 Prefiled, referred to 25
Committee
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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 AUTHORIZE THE COURT TO ORDER ANY AMOUNT OF VISITATION WHICH MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED AS JOINT CUSTODY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-420 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 441 of 1992, is further amended by adding at the end an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) to order any amount of visitation and this visitation may not be construed as joint or divided custody."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.