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Committee hears bill to revise child custody law; fiscal note raises training and code-placement questions
Summary
Senate Bill 318 would revise child custody law and require domestic-violence–related education for judges and standing masters; the committee heard the fiscal note and identified technical concerns about code placement and fiscal assumptions and elected to hold the bill for further work.
The Senate Finance and Claims Committee heard testimony on a bill that would revise child custody law and require additional domestic violence education for district court judges and standing masters.
Senate Bill 318 seeks to add training requirements and to bring greater attention to prior abuse and related issues within district court custody proceedings. Sponsor testimony characterized the proposal as intended to ensure judges receive appropriate instruction on domestic violence when adjudicating custody disputes.
The committee reviewed the bill’s…
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