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Friday, January 23, 2015

INTRODUCED BY SEN. JOHN KISSEL, PROPOSED BILL NO. 661, TO REDUCE TENSIONS BETWEEN PARENTS AND THE CT FAMILY COURTS!

General Assembly
  Proposed Bill No. 661  
January Session, 2015
  LCO No. 2319
  *02319*

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY 		 
Introduced by: 
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist. 

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONNECTICUT PARENTAL RIGHTS ADVISORY COMMISSION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to establish the Connecticut Parental Rights Advisory Commission, which shall advise the Judicial Branch regarding family court issues with the intent of reducing conflict between parents and the state's family courts.

Statement of Purpose:
To establish the Connecticut Parental Rights Advisory Commission.
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2015 at 7:42 PM

    This bill looks promising. Catherine, if someone were in support of the bill what do you believe are the best ways to make one's support known to the appropriate legislators? Testify at committee hearings, email, personal visits, letters, telephone calls?

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    1. Catharine SloperJanuary 23, 2015 at 10:16 PM

      I definitely think that members of the judiciary committee should hear that citizens of CT support this bill. Also, Sen. Kissel should get our support in passing the bill. As I hear of opportunities to express support of this bill, I will certainly let people know. The legislative season is just beginning.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2015 at 7:18 AM

    Not all bills are chosen for public hearing so in order to increase the chances of SB 661 or other bills referred to the Judiciary Committee in getting a hearing people should contact the chairs and members of the Judiciary Committee which can be found here http://cga.ct.gov/jud. People can also set up alerts on specific bills they are interested in tracking and becoming involved with by going to cga.ct.gov.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2015 at 7:04 PM

    If the judges ignore litigants' constitutional rights and don't follow statutes, why would they care about a parental advisory council?

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2015 at 10:13 AM

    Hopefully, the Commission would be able to collect data, and establish reporting by the family courts in order to increase transparency, identify issues, and recommend changes. It seems like a first step towards having the complaints of the People taken seriously instead of being ignored or dismissed.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2015 at 10:00 PM

    Would this bill really make a difference? No.. The state isn't following the laws now.

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