BILL NUMBER: AB 1502	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Salinas

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to relating to child custody.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1502, as introduced, Salinas.   Family courts: custody.
   Existing law governs proceedings to determine the custody of a
child.
   This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to establish
a multidisciplinary team of experts to assist the family court in
child custody cases involving domestic violence and child abuse.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to establish a
multidisciplinary team of experts to assist the family court in child
custody cases involving domestic violence and child abuse.