Bills › 88th General Assembly
Relating to the awarding of joint custody and joint physical care
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: SF 11
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 16, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2019
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 10, 202030–18
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the awarding of custody of a child. The bill amends the factors upon which the court determines the custody arrangement that is in the best interest of the child by eliminating the factor of whether one or both of the parents agree or are opposed to joint custody. The bill establishes a rebuttable presumption in favor of the awarding of joint physical care if the court awards joint legal custody to both parents, and requires the parents to submit a joint physical care parenting plan.
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If the court does not award joint physical care, the bill requires the court to cite clear and convincing evidence that the awarding of joint physical care is unreasonable and not in the best interest of the child, to the extent that the joint physical care relationship between the child and each parent should not be equal. A finding by the court that a history of child abuse or neglect exists relative to the child is sufficient to rebut the presumption in favor of the awarding of joint physical care. The bill makes conforming changes in the Code due to the elimination of the factor of whether one or both of the parents agree or are opposed to joint custody relative to determining the best interest of the child.
Changed since by amendment S-5070; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named March 11, 2020. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
24 for · 6 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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Similar bills
- HF 202 Relating to the awarding of joint custody and joint physical care89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageNearly identical
- HF 2429 Relating to the awarding of joint custody and joint physical care88th General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
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