Melissa to serve as Reporter for new Uniform Act on Judicial Interviews of Children

Melissa has been appointed to serve as the Reporter for a new Drafting Committee in the U.S. Uniform Law Commission. The Drafting Committee is charged with drafting a uniform or model act addressing custody, visitation, parentage, and related proceedings (including Hague Abduction Convention cases) in which other law permits or requires the child's views to be heard. With the guidance of a Chair, Vice Chair, Advisors, and Observers, Melissa will be primarily responsible for researching and drafting the act for consideration by the committee, in accordance with the committee's policy decisions, including notes and comments.

The Uniform Law Commission was established in 1892 to provide "states with non-partisan, well-conceived and well-drafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state statutory law." It's most notable work in the family law field include the Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA).