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Senate committee advances child custody bill after substantive debate on children's wishes and safeguards
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee released a custody-procedure bill sponsored by Senator Lagana after an extended debate about how and when a child's wishes should be considered, the role of mental-health professionals, and the risk of parental alienation; sponsors said the measure is a work in progress.
Senator Lagana presented a bill intended to adjust procedures in contested child-custody disputes to give greater weight to a child's stated preferences in certain reunification contexts and to formalize a role for a court-appointed mental-health professional. Supporters described the change as a limited, age-appropriate process…
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