A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to require, as a condition of receipt of funds by a State under the aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) program, that the courts of the State consider joint custody as the first option in child custody cases.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

1 November 1983

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Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

Summary

Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit payment to a State under such part unless, under the law of the State, in any proceeding to determine parental custody of a minor child, the courts of the State are required to consider joint custody as the first option.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/4266
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