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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
Notice of Public Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON
Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC Hearing ON
Bill 20-216, The “uniform Deployed Parents Visitation and custody
Act of 2013”
Bill 20-217, The “Uniform premaRital And Marital agreemment
Act of 2013”
Bill 20-218, The “Uniform asset freezing orders Act of 2013”
Bill 20-219, The “uniform partition of heirs Act of 2013”
Bill 20-221, The “uniform electronic legal material Act of 2013”
Monday, July 1, 2013
1:30 p.m.
Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, will convene a public hearing on Bill 20-216, the “Uniform Deployed Parents Visitation and Custody Act of 2013”; Bill 20-217, the “Uniform Premarital Agreement Act of 2013”; Bill 20-218, the “Uniform Asset Freezing Orders Act of 2013”; Bill 20-219, the “Uniform Partition of Heirs Act of 2013”; and Bill 20-221, the “Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act of 2013”. The hearing will be held on Monday, July 1, 2013, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Room 412, of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004.
Bill 20-216, would standardize and simplify the rules covering custody and visitation issues for deployed parents. Bill 20-217 would bring clarity and consistency across a range of agreements between spouses and those who are about to become spouses. Bill 20-218 establishes a uniform process for the issuance of in personam orders freezing the assets of a defendant, and imposing collateral restraint on nonparties in order to preserve the assets from dissipation pending judgment.
Bill 20-219 would require that in the event a co-tenant requests a partition, that the co-tenant give notice to other co-tenants; that the property's fair market value be determined by a court-ordered appraisal; that the other co-tenants be given a right of first refusal; that if no other co-tenant elects to purchase, the court order a partition-in-kind, unless the court determines that partition-in-kind will result in great prejudice to the co-tenants as a group; and if the court determines that a partition-in-kind is inappropriate and orders a partition-by-sale; that the property must be offered for sale on the open market at a price no lower than the court-determined value for a reasonable period of time and in a commercially reasonable manner.
Bill 20-221 would establish a provision for the official designation, authentication, and preservation of certain legal material in electronic records by an official publisher.
The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify should contact Tawanna Shuford at 724-7808 or tshuford@dccouncil.us, and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups.
If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted by on 5 pm Monday, July 15, 2013 to Ms. Shuford, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20004, or via email at tshuford@dccouncil.us.
