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Committee advances bill creating rebuttable presumption of joint custody, adds amendments
Summary
Senate Bill 2484, creating a rebuttable presumption favoring joint custody and equally shared parenting time, passed out of committee after members added amendments clarifying application and scope.
Senate Bill 2484, which would create a rebuttable presumption that both parents are entitled to joint custody and equally shared parenting time, advanced from the committee after discussion and several amendments.
Senator Hickman, the bill sponsor, described the measure as adding a presumption in favor of equal parenting time while preserving judicial discretion: courts would still be able to deviate from joint custody when factors (including distance…
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