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Committee advances bill creating rebuttable presumption against unsupervised visitation by registered sex offenders
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to recommend House Bill 83, which would add a rebuttable presumption that unsupervised visitation is not in a child's best interest if a parent is required to register as a sex offender. Sponsor said the change would help judges by signaling risks in custody decisions.
The Wyoming Senate Judiciary Committee voted to recommend passage of House Bill 83, which would add a statutory, rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of a child to grant unsupervised visitation to a parent required to register as a sex offender.
Representative Pendergraft, sponsor of the bill, told the committee he introduced the measure following a family case in which his granddaughter was molested by a then‑convicted offender who sought unsupervised visitation. "When considering an order for visitation, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is not in the best interest of the child to grant unsupervised visitation to a parent who is required to…
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