Expressing the sense of the Congress that the States, in order to expedite the dispute settlement process for grandparent visitation privileges, are encouraged to adopt uniform visitation rights laws, modeled after a federally commissioned American Bar Association report.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that States refer to the following guidelines (developed by a specified federally-funded project of the American Bar Association) to expedite the resolution of grandparents' visitation disputes: (1) attorneys, court personnel, and other professionals should be encouraged to refer persons involved in such disputes to mediation services and such services should strive to develop agreements between the disputants regarding visitation, to reduce acrimony between the parties, and to minimize trauma for the child involved; (2) judges presiding in such cases should be encouraged to refer parties to mediation; and (3) State legislators should enumerate specific factors for courts to consider in determining whether grandparent visitation is in a child's best interest.

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Timeline

1. 26 November 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 November 1991

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   Introduced in House

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3. 26 November 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 July 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
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