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The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws unanimously recommended in 1970 that all such laws should be repealed, but as of 2008 no state had dropped its prohibition. [186] [187] [188] In 2024, Tennessee banned first cousin marriage.{{Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-101
Multiple initial attempts to repeal the law failed—at least three times between 1990 and 2007 alone. [25] On April 1, 2003, the North Dakota state Senate voted 26–21 to keep the 113-year-old state law against male-female cohabitation, which outlawed the practice and carried a penalty of up to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. At the time ...
In the 2017 - 2018 session, Illinois drafted House Bill 4113. This bill would have presumed both that the child should have equal time with both parents and that both parents are fit, unless the court is presented with clear and convincing evidence otherwise. This bill has not been voted on and has not been placed on a calendar for a vote.
The bill also leaves real questions about enforcement and money | Opinion
[7] [20] In 2018, Kentucky became the first state to enact a shared parenting presumption law. [21] [13] Specification of joint physical custody as an option on par with sole custody, without a legal presumption either way. [7] [20] As examples, Arizona passed such a law in 2012, [22] Missouri in 2016 [23] and Virginia in 2018. [24]
The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, answered questions from state Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, on the House floor about the 30-day timeframe parents have to get the ...
A handful of bills that North Carolina’s legislature passed into law over the past two years will go into effect Monday. Here are highlights of some of these new laws and their provisions:
between uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews and between first cousins Exception: first cousins may marry if both are 65 years of age or older, and can prove to a superior court judge in the state that one of the cousins is unable to reproduce. [14] Marriage, intercourse (cited in state law as fornication), or adultery [13]