2003 House Bill 5142

Introduced in the House

Oct. 7, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Steve Bieda (D-25)

To revise the state grandparent visitation law, which applies to child custody disputes, to comply with a recent ruling from the state Supreme Court. The court ruled that the previous law excessively limited the authority of parents. The bill would place the burden of proof on a grandparent to show that a parent's decision to not approve grandparenting time is not in the child's best interest.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary