↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 80%
Directs a work group to study and recommend changes to custody proceedings when family abuse is alleged, including limiting custody for abusers and improving trainings on abuse and power dynamics, so more restrictions on custody or parenting time for parents found to have committed domestic violence
considering whether custody cases with credible abuse allegations should result in limited custody to the abuser
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↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parentmodel confidence 70%
Directs a work group to study and recommend changes to custody proceedings when family abuse is alleged, including limiting custody for abusers, providing legal resources for survivors, and mandating education on trauma and power dynamics, so more restrictions on custody or parenting time for the (f
The work group shall review, analyze, and make recommendations for how the juvenile and domestic relations district courts in the Commonwealth could improve custody proceedings when credible allegations of family abuse are at issue.
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Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-02-06: Continued to next session in Rules (Voice Vote)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill directs a study and recommendations on improving child custody procedures specifically when family abuse is alleged, focusing on power dynamics, limiting custody for alleged abusers, judicial and GAL training on abuse, and resources for survivors. This substantively addresses custody-support via the domestic-violence-custody and custody-parenting-time subtags with a direction of restricts per the topic rules. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB839Child custody proceedings; study, provisions to improve procedure for victims of family abuse, etc.↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent↓Restricts rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Committee
HB303Divorce; adultery, filing, parties living separate and apart, report.↔Mixed rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Law
HB1382Members of U.S. Armed Forces, etc.; domicile & residential requirements for annulment, etc.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Law
HB1406Foreign divorce decrees; exercise of power by courts of the Commonwealth, non-domiciled party.=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent=No change to rights of the paying or noncustodial parent Law
Hearings and calendar
2026-01-28 00:00 · Hearing · House Courts of Justice Hearing House Committee Room C - 206
2026-02-02 07:30 · Hearing · House Rules: Studies Subcommittee Hearing