Requires psychological examination when parent loses custody of child and wants to regain custody of child who is in care or custody of grandparent.
This bill requires a court to mandate a psychological examination for a parent who lost custody of their child due to being deemed unfit, neglectful, or grossly immoral (but without termination of parental rights), when the child is in a grandparent's care and the parent seeks to regain custody. It specifically applies when a grandparent has custody under existing law and the parent requests a custody change. The bill amends New Jersey law to require this examination before the court can modify the custody arrangement. It does not change custody standards but adds a psychological evaluation step in these specific circumstances.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee
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